That test is going to be a doosey! Yesterday I posted an article about life being a gift. This gift is wonderful, sad, scary and amazing. There are emotions and so many questions that come up when you think about life. Two examples I can think of off the top of my head are why are we here and what am I going to accomplish while here? I believe in the concept that life is but a moment so make the most out of it. This does not mean party til you drop. Life has a much deeper meaning, don’t you think? No matter what your religious background everyone has the believe or hope in life after death. If we are here for a brief period of time and life goes on after we die then maybe we should all be thinking that life could be a test.
Speaking of tests my dad used to say keep up we are going to have a test. I have memories of him saying that all the time. As a child I actually thought we were going to be taking a test on what I didn’t know. He also used to say “did you hear the frog “when he would pass gas. In my childlike mind I believed him and would look for the frog while he was laughing. One day I remember riding in the back of the car watching my dad drive. He wanted to drive this day even though he was very sick. We were going to the hospital where he would have surgery for colon cancer. Trying to make the situation light I asked him when are we ever going to take “that test.” He just laughed at my little joke. I was thinking we have been taking that test the whole time. That was the last time I would ever sit behind my dad watching him drive.
If you were to be forced to sit and examine your life right now would you like what you see? Why wait for a traumatic experience to make you realize life is fleeting? Why not live every day as if it were the last day of your life. Be proud of what you have done. If you are not proud, change things. Grab the bull by the horns and take charge of your life. You are the master of your own fate and the captain of your own destiny. Make it happen!
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September 24th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
So very true, I really got allot out of this.. Insightful, sharp, to the point, heartfelt memories shared so that we should pay attention. I short I’d like to share a little. I too have done a little of everything, some not so proud of. I have done quite a bit to they and help the people that I could, I think that’s the best part of who I am.
Some appreciated what I done for them some didn’t, some stabbed me in the back. I’ve herd why do you keep helping people when all you seem to get is negative? Well, I believe that just because someone does something to you after you have done the best you can. I always say that’s not going to keep me from trying to help others who need help in someway, I will do my best no matter what someone does to me because it’s best to help as you can, who you can and when you can’t then go on until you can help a little or allot. It doesn’t matter how much you give as long as it’s from the heart. Right? This is where I have learned the most about myself through helping others. I may see myself in the mistakes others make like a reflection looking back and then again at times I don’t.
We all have a life to live, we should try and this it seems is the hardest part. To try and look within ourselves and see what we can fix and what we can’t and this I feel Or what I need at time, and this is friends to help me see the things I can not see. This is part of my learning, and no one wants to hear it but this is when we need to know what were doing that just might need to be changed, a helpful hint from a close friend and then again it might come from a stranger who knows?
I believe that if we learn to listen then no matter what religion we are God will let us know if we learn to trust in hearing and understanding what we need to hear from him.
This is just a small part of what I have learned through life and I still love the thoughts of wanting to help others. This to me is just a small part of what makes my life worth living.
December 8th, 2011 at 5:40 pm
Great post