by Craig Ruvere
It often takes something catastrophic to
occur in the environments we live in for us to realize just how fragile and
valuable life truly is.
Hurricane Sandy has certainly been the
impetus needed to remind us all of that reality.
I find my mornings are now filled with
an enormous amount of gratitude for the many blessings I’ve been bestowed –
especially through one of the worst hurricanes the tri-state area has ever seen.
I can’t help but feel that the cosmos is
trying to send society a message – a message designed to rearrange what we deem
so important in this life and focus on what should be our priorities.
How many of us are infatuated with a
materialistic lifestyle, which oftentimes leaves us in financial ruins just to
impress the strangers around us?
We judge others more by the style of cell
phone they carry, rather than the character and compassion they share with the
world.
Some spend most of their lives buried in
their careers – void of balance and relationships every human being needs in
order to survive and prosper.
But as I said, then something
catastrophic happens and suddenly there’s a shift in everything we thought we
knew about ourselves and the world.
We begin to understand that the
unconditional relationships we often take for granted or claim our lives simply
don’t require are the most important things this life has to offer us.
Relationships which help us through the
difficult times in life; celebrate our successes and accomplishments; protect
us from the evils of this world; shield us from the bullies on the playground.
Carl Sandburg once said that, “Time is the coin of your life. It is the
only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful
lest you let other people spend it for you.”
Don’t
wait for another catastrophic event to determine the course of your life and
the relationships you foster.
We
are only given so much time here on earth – make the most of it where it truly
matters before someone else spends it for you.
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