treasure the love...

a close relative phoned me last night from another country....at midnight....in tears. that's how desperate she was. there wasn't a soul in a country with a population of 60 million people that made her feel like they cared enough about her for her to call them if she felt this way at any time. what have we become as people? i didn't find it something to be proud of.
the reason she was crying was another abysmal story altogether.
she's recently fallen pregnant. not something she planned. life sometimes throws you a few curve balls. all we can do in those times is step up to the plate & accept the challenge, & be grateful for the blessings & joys that will inevitably come along with it. however, the guy that so innocently sowed his royal oaths hasn't the slightest cell representing compassion, decency or integrity. this human doesn't hold substantial enough significance however, for me to dwell on him as a person for too much time & that would be to grant him too high an honour. but let me just state that his behaviour toward the whole situation has been appalling to say the least & he doesn't even come close to what i would deem an adequate match for such a cool girl.
in talking about idiots & their irregularities as decent human beings, i'd like to mention that i know an increasingly alarming number of single mothers.
single mothers, while they may befriend one another, there is very little physical help they can offer each other being that both parties are already in a bit of a fix.
now, going back just a little bit, there were ALWAYS 2 parties involved in the equation of conception, am i right? of course the world has gone every which way lately, but the general habit is that procreation includes two people of the opposite gender. and unless you're perfectly comfortable with the idea of slaying the unborn fetus in a very bloody ritual, - one has to accept that there is an infant on its way.
uh, i think we're all grown ups. i mean people think they're big enough to go out, drive, drink alcohol, smoke, act like they always know what they're talking about, have sex......
but unfortunately some people act like real babies when it comes time to take some real responsibility.
now, if doing something worthwhile with your life & leaving behind a legacy for future generations to revere & want to live up to isn't something you're striving for, then please praytell, WHAT IS THE POINT OF YOUR LIFE???
i mean seriously, what is important to us? why are we here. i mean we are here, as it stands, so why don't we do the very best we can do with our lives?
i've written quite a bit on success recently, & i just want to say that gaining success means NOTHING if we have no one to share it with & haven't built lasting relationships along the way. success reveled in alone is an EMPTY feeling. its nothing. in fact it makes you nothing if you haven't influenced peoples lives positively on your journey.
i guess i'm talking on something i'm quite impassioned about, so i could go on & on.....but i just want to leave you with some quotes by some men who really did something GREAT with their lives & have impacted thousands of people to just step up to the challenge & make their lives a work of art!~

The power of relationships:

No man is an island, entire of himself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. - John Donne

This world is all about other people. We are not meant to be solitary creatures. We are meant to have people around us to love, care for, & support.
At the end of your life, it won't matter what your profession was or how much money you made. What does matter is how you dealt with people in your life. Did you love them? Did you accept love from them? Did you learn from them? Did you teach them?

Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold & good health has vanished. - Og Mandino