Take a Second Look

When all that is left of your life is an echo, what is there to hear? Who were you here? What did you do? Who is better for having known you?

Our effect on those around us is so much more important than it may seem.

“It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare.” C.S. Lewis
We do not make choices for others. Each of us is not responsible for the actions of others. I believe we do, however, hold a significant responsibility toward one another. We hold hands down the path of life. When one stumbles, instead of being the root on which they trip, we could be the hand that helps them stand.

That is what I mean by taking a second look. Look at your life. Are you the root or the hand? Do you cause others to stumble or do you hold them high?

We are the creators of our world. We allow for good and we allow for evil. If God is real and you lie naked before him, what will he say? What will you have to say for yourself?
When all the trappings of life fade away and the soul underneath is all that remains will you still be beautiful?

It isn’t to late until it is to late. Be the beauty of the world. Do more for others than yourself. Love with all the love you have and give all you have to give.

There is such a beauty in us. There is a depth which can never be measured. We can lose sight of the good so quickly that it seems it was never there at all. Of course this is only an illusion. No matter how far one strays, there is always a way back. The fog may be thick and it seems so hard to see through the tears but the light is so bright, you will see it if you look. So leave your fears in the fray, stand tall and proud in the face of adversity. Let us stand together until the end of our days, so that one day, we can look back and be proud of the lives we lead.

Let us create our heavens here on Earth. Let us give comfort to those that need it and food to those who hunger. There are no political borders to good people. There is no weakness or stupidity in giving to others before taking for ourselves. Be that change you wish to see in the world. Be strong when all others fail. Do not give in.