Why is it that when we make a mistake, whether it is something minor, like a small child (or a teenager) taking a piece of candy from one of the bins at a grocery store to the even bigger mistakes we just keep on doing it? Yes it is easier to fall back in to old habits and routines rather than put froth a conscious effort to try and better yourself. Whether you believe in a god, or just being a decent human beign with a moral code it shows a great deal about a man or woman's character. Courage is not walking into a situation blindly and hoping it all turns out well, and that in the moment you may make the right decision. Courage is protecting yourself, you dignity by making a decision ahead of time, by knowing what decision you will make before you encounter that situation. Courage is when that situation presents itself you stick to your guns, whether or not the choice you will make will be the popular one. Growing up my mother had a quote posted on our pantry doors that read, "What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right." I wish that I had appreciated the efforts my mom and dad went through to make sure they were teaching me correct principles, and show that appreciation more readily. I wish that as siblings we had shown our appreciation for their concerns for us, our safety, and our salvation rather than right off the efforts as the crazed wishes of our parents. I know my parents want the best for each and every one of my siblings, and I hope that to the day I die I make them proud of me. I know that the sacrifices they have made to help me succeed, to put me through school have not been easy. I hope they know how pleased I am to say they are my parents, how grateful I am for their examples.
I am sure my children, one day, will say I am a crazed parent, a product of the generation I grew up in...but I hope they know I had 2 wonderful examples of how a parent cares and loves their children, and it is them that I do it for. If that reasoning is not enough... I'll blame it on their grandparents!
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