Intersections

In life we have rare opportunities to make real change in a persons life. These can come at anytime and usually without warning. Most of the time we fail to recognize or even know when these opportunities are staring us in the face. Sometimes we change lives without ever knowing it. Sometimes the life changing event is so small we don't even realized it's happened. It may be the way we handle ourselves, or treat others, fix something, help someone, give advice, Hug someone, give someone something, let someone help us, teach someone or just be present in their time of need.

 

Many people lives have been changed by pure circumstances that we had no control over except how we reacted to it. It may be one of the hardest things to do in life, lots of times there is no reward but I promise you that if you try to do the right thing despite your imperfections you will leave a legacy that will never die.

 

Whether you believe in it or not the bible says that if a person sins, then the sins of that person is carried for five generations. If you think about it this is probable true. If a parent is abusive then this could easily carry on pain and suffering for that family for five generations and more. We all have skeletons in our closets and sometimes they get the best of us but it only takes one person to permanently bury those bones. I often have told my daughter that if she doesn't like the way I did something then to make sure she changes that when she raises her children.

 

The same can be said for friends and relatives and even casual meetings of someone we don't even know. What you do can have an everlasting impact. Sometimes those people will even fight against you or act like they totally don't care about you or what you have to say but that doesn't mean your efforts were for not. I think the most important thing you have to remember is whatever you do for someone else should not be selfish in any way. If you do this then you can be assured that you have their best interest at heart.

 

We all have done thing, said things, and given advice to benefit ourselves so don't feel like your a failure. Just pick yourself up and brush away the selfishness and try again. Most of you have a good heart, you just need to exercise it. The more you do something the easier it becomes. Don't be surprised if you are at sometime viscously accused of doing the exact opposite of what you are really doing. It's the price of helping others.

 

Most of us want to leave a legacy that will produce happiness and love. Some of us fall short of this goal but if you try, it will be your finale legacy that you leave. I always look at the world through tainted lenses of my own experiences and values. We all do but in spite of that I have rare moments of conquest that couldn't have happened without looking out for someone else instead of myself. This is what defines our heroes in the movies, comics, military, firemen, police, teachers, social workers, and everyone you have probable ever looked up to. It's the difference between the light and the dark, the good and the bad. Every moment of every day is a opportunity to do the right thing. The intersection, choose wisely.