Relationships – That is all we have…

     We should stick together.

We are so lucky to be living in a world such as the one that we do. Despite all of the things that seem to be going wrong all around us, earthquakes (Haiti, Chile, Turkey and even a smaller one just the other day in California – being the ones I have heard that were reported recently), Tsunami’s etc. we have all heard what things would be like in the last days. These things should stand as a reminder that we should stick together.

Even with all of today’s wonderful technology we seem to lose track of those around us. I have always told my wife and children that the only thing we will take with us to the next life will be our relationships with each other.

Being a family is not easy. There are many kinds of families, single parent families, divorced families, step families and foster families. Most of tend to protect our families vehemently but often we are the ones causing some of the damage even inadvertently.

Jennifer and I see many aspects of loyalty from the kids that come into our home. They don’t want to leave or betray the family that they come from and yet the longer some of them stay they find themselves growing into another kind of family. We all have to play our part and do our best. Now what is my point because even I recognize that I am rambling…?

What would we do if we could fast forward to a time when we look back on how we treated our family in certain situations? Is it worth the fight just to be seen as being right? One day it won’t matter who was right or wrong – but where is that relationship now.

Will our accountant take care of us in the end? Will our banker? What about our T.V., the internet, our cars, our homes… will they keep us safe in the end?  No. We will only have each other. Life is too hard to be worried about being right or wrong. Let’s be loved. Let’s love. Let’s protect and care for each other… we are all we have.  No matter where we go, what we do or who we become we should stick together because ultimately we will only come out of this world with each other.