I was thinking about how fragile life really is and how things can turn upside down in just a matter of minutes. Have you ever watched the news and heard about someone that was just going through their day and then "BAM" something happens that completely changes the rest of their life. I sometimes wonder why that person ended up in that position in the first place. Was it the result of bad choices, poor upbringing, reckless ambition, etc? Or was it just life. I think there are a lot of people that get themselves in tight situations and say "Yeah, I figured this would happen sooner or later" but I also think there are a larger majority that just sit back stunned and say "How did I get myself into this position". Life can be a real roller coaster. I have this saying "It's always something" when bad things happen to me because quite frankly it LITERALLY is always something!! Some may think that sounds somewhat pessimistic but the longer I live the more I think it's just a realistic view. There are so many people that I know that are dealing with tough issues and just when one issue seems to be resolved....you guessed it....another rears it's ugly head. I am the dad of two beautiful, teenage girls and I want them to have a great life and be happy like every parent wants for their kids but I also want to prepare them for what is coming. Life is going to be a struggle. Even if you "make it" it's still going to be tough and there will be ups and there will be downs. Life takes it's toll after a while also. Some people claim that they would want to live to be 100 or more years old. Really? Do you REALLY want to fight this world for that long? If life IS a roller coaster than that my friends is a long ride!!! I guess in searching for the right "words of wisdom" for my kids I would just have to tell them to make good choices, treat people well, have fun and just survive the ride. Each day life is going to throw a few curves at you and there will be some big dips and some hard turns but enjoy the ride, survive it and at the end of each day leave it behind. Because one thing is for sure...the ride starts anew when you wake up the next day.
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I don't happen to agree. If life starts new everyday then we have learned nothing from the previous day. We have to learn from our experiences and hope and pray that the knowledge we get from all of these "somethings" makes us who we are. We can either learn from them or we can complain about them and go to bed at night wishing the day had never happened and try to forget. I wonder which one God would want us to do.
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