Let's get ph....ilosophical....
You gotta give thanks!! Everyday, we must be thankful!! For the gift of life, for the gift of opportunity. This is definately not a religious or political forum, but everyday, we must be thankful for what we have. Not that anything strange happened to me today but I honestly do try to be thankful...daily.....simply because of everything else that is going on in the world today. Many of of us don't take that time to realize that we have everything we need right now....just think, for a second, of what you have today...and without getting specific, look around the world today.....disasters, natural disasters, famine, poverty, disease, needless violence, abuse, racism...if you read newspapers or listen to radio, you know it's out there but....life keeps going on.
All this to say is that sometimes I feel so downright guilty, to be so privileged to even have this opportunity, to even have the chance to attempt what I am trying to do, when I know around the corner, life for others is a constant battle for survival. Why is my plight so important? Who am I to raise $12,000 for my cause when that money could mean a year or two of comfort for some? Along with all other challenges in my life, I truly struggle with this concept because like many....I just don't understand why it has to be like so.
I realize that we can't always think this way about this, cause we'll go nuts, but it's in our face, daily.....so we must recognize, and be thankful.
You don't need a job like mine to realize the finality of life...we are here today and may be gone "instantly" tomorrow....with no good byes, with no see ya laters. How many of us could go right now.......with no regrets??.......we must be thankful!! How many of us are working or doing something so ultimately important in our lives right now that it consumes us, that we forget about life and living, and that if you knew tomorrow you wouldn't be around....how really important was that 'thing' that you were doing or working on, in the whole grand scheme of things??
Anyways....who really knows?? Live your life, be proud, be respectful, be thankful.... daily....that's my two bits...
All this to say is that sometimes I feel so downright guilty, to be so privileged to even have this opportunity, to even have the chance to attempt what I am trying to do, when I know around the corner, life for others is a constant battle for survival. Why is my plight so important? Who am I to raise $12,000 for my cause when that money could mean a year or two of comfort for some? Along with all other challenges in my life, I truly struggle with this concept because like many....I just don't understand why it has to be like so.
I realize that we can't always think this way about this, cause we'll go nuts, but it's in our face, daily.....so we must recognize, and be thankful.
You don't need a job like mine to realize the finality of life...we are here today and may be gone "instantly" tomorrow....with no good byes, with no see ya laters. How many of us could go right now.......with no regrets??.......we must be thankful!! How many of us are working or doing something so ultimately important in our lives right now that it consumes us, that we forget about life and living, and that if you knew tomorrow you wouldn't be around....how really important was that 'thing' that you were doing or working on, in the whole grand scheme of things??
Anyways....who really knows?? Live your life, be proud, be respectful, be thankful.... daily....that's my two bits...
posted by Demetrios "Dee" Stefanopoulos at 8:02 PM
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