Often the things that aren't that important to us ...are, in fact, important.
They may not be that important to us, but they are important because they are necessary either for life ...or for just plain responsible living. There are things we should be accountable for, whether we like to be, or not.
I could go on into a conversation on many varied subjects ...all of which I could argue are very important, but I want to focus on one thing here.
It is in the form of a question, which I believe we should all consider ...and ask ourselves. Actually, it is not one question, but a short series of questions which build on one another ...from basic to a bit more specific.
What are those questions??
Imagine an old man who has distanced himself from his family, and he feels he has disadvantaged them in so many ways because of the wrong attitudes he's displayed all these years. Knowing that none of them likely want to see him, it is remarkable how ...somehow all of his family is gathered around his bed in the hospital room. The first thing he says is that he is sorry for all he could have been, but was not for his family. Then he tells them all that he loves them.
He doesn't expect them to say in return that they love him too ...as just hearing this from him must be a shock to all of them. Instead, he considers what else he is going to say, in these last few moments, however brief.
He knows that he has been a real challenge for them throughout life ...and not a good one. He wants to make an impact upon them, and perhaps give them a good challenge ...something to impact their lives as much as he already has, but in the opposite direction.
He thinks about it, and decides he must give them something to think about. He will ask them a few simple questions.
Imagine an old man who has distanced himself from his family, and he feels he has disadvantaged them in so many ways because of the wrong attitudes he's displayed all these years. Knowing that none of them likely want to see him, it is remarkable how ...somehow all of his family is gathered around his bed in the hospital room. The first thing he says is that he is sorry for all he could have been, but was not for his family. Then he tells them all that he loves them.
He doesn't expect them to say in return that they love him too ...as just hearing this from him must be a shock to all of them. Instead, he considers what else he is going to say, in these last few moments, however brief.
He knows that he has been a real challenge for them throughout life ...and not a good one. He wants to make an impact upon them, and perhaps give them a good challenge ...something to impact their lives as much as he already has, but in the opposite direction.
He thinks about it, and decides he must give them something to think about. He will ask them a few simple questions.
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