each life has it's place.. do you think so?
I certainly am not the first person to feel this way. Perhaps all of us, somehow, are seeking meaning. Many of us long for immortality. Leaving a legacy is one way for us to become immortalized. People create legacies in different ways. Some become parents: They bear children, pass on their genes, they may even pass on their wisdom, and it is through their children that they leave a legacy behind. Some people need to build something physical, like a skyscraper or a cathedral, to leave their legacy. Authors leave their books and articles. Songwriters leave their lyrics. Most of us try to leave something "concrete" behind.However, it is unnecessary to leave behind something concrete in order to leave a legacy. What gives our lives meaning, I believe, is how we touch the lives of others. Unless we choose to live in complete isolation, we all touch the lives of other people constantly. Every interaction we have, even for the briefest moment, is an exchange of energy: it is an opportunity to affect another person either in a positive way or in a negative way. Often, we are completely unaware of the ways in which we touch or affect others. Yet we do… all the time. We do not always know why we are here (and it's still bother me soemtimes..) **sigh!**, how we can fulfill our destiny (i'm still struggling here..) **smile**, or what will give our lives meaning.
Perhaps you were put on this Earth for the one moment that you chose to smile at a stranger passing by. A small gesture, yes or maybe no..However, it is possible that that stranger was feeling utterly alone and in the depths of despair, and, unbeknownst to you, that one act of kindness, that moment of connection, influenced that person to choose to live another day… You may wonder, "What possible meaning could there be for the life of a beggar on the street?" Perhaps that beggar was put there to teach one person to feel compassion…
Even the newborn child who dies during childbirth touches the lives of a mother, relatives, and friends. That child may be teaching those around him or her about love, loss, and the preciousness of life. We cannot always know which of our actions will help us to fulfill our purpose for being on this planet. All that we can do is to do our best. We can try to remain aware and to affect the lives of others in a positive way, by smiling more often and sending good energy out to those we encounter in our daily lives.
My buddy Larry.. was telling me something to do about LIFE. There are a million things a WANT to do or succeed it, but life isn't like that for most of us. We just succeed in some things and can decide if we are happy or not. The equation of it is more like place+time+experiences+fate. You can take the most simple idea of life, or most complex that you want.
Through it all, maybe we just need simply to trust the words, "Each life has its place." Trust this. YOUR life has its place.
My wish to all - May you make that discovery with joy **huggies**
posted by syaq @ 11:43 AM
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