What do you think?
This is one of the things I believe:
I believe we enter and exit our lives on cue. That is, I don't believe anyone leaves their body one minute before the time they have set before they come in. We just have a hard time understanding what we think are early exits. Babies, children and young people seem to have so much life ahead of them that we just have a hard time accepting their deaths. But it seems to me we are assuming something that is just not true. We are assuming that everyone is guaranteed a long and full life. Logically, we know this is not true, but we forget logic and respond with emotion.
Life doesn't guarantee anything. Every pregnancy does not result in a perfect healthy child. Every parent will not out live all their children. Every marriage will not end in "happily every after". That's just not how real life works. Real life is not "reel life" when tv and movies wrap up everything neatly, with a great sound track no less. Real life is messy, and we sometimes forget that, until we are reminded in sad, sad ways. Maybe these reminders are for us who are still here to appreciate our lives and our loves even if they are not what we think of as "perfection". . . to live them ever more fully, hold our lives ever more dearly just because we have no guarantees. Because even with the risks that are involved, we still sign on for the ride. We must have our reasons. :) So let's try to remember to hold our loved ones near and our lives
dear even in the midst of the stress of jobs, diapers, laundry, homework, housework and the day to day to-do list that will never get done.
What do you think?
I believe we enter and exit our lives on cue. That is, I don't believe anyone leaves their body one minute before the time they have set before they come in. We just have a hard time understanding what we think are early exits. Babies, children and young people seem to have so much life ahead of them that we just have a hard time accepting their deaths. But it seems to me we are assuming something that is just not true. We are assuming that everyone is guaranteed a long and full life. Logically, we know this is not true, but we forget logic and respond with emotion.
Life doesn't guarantee anything. Every pregnancy does not result in a perfect healthy child. Every parent will not out live all their children. Every marriage will not end in "happily every after". That's just not how real life works. Real life is not "reel life" when tv and movies wrap up everything neatly, with a great sound track no less. Real life is messy, and we sometimes forget that, until we are reminded in sad, sad ways. Maybe these reminders are for us who are still here to appreciate our lives and our loves even if they are not what we think of as "perfection". . . to live them ever more fully, hold our lives ever more dearly just because we have no guarantees. Because even with the risks that are involved, we still sign on for the ride. We must have our reasons. :) So let's try to remember to hold our loved ones near and our lives
dear even in the midst of the stress of jobs, diapers, laundry, homework, housework and the day to day to-do list that will never get done.
What do you think?
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