Every morning I get up at 6am. I drink my coffee, wake the boy up for school, and read the news. There is always a lot going on so it makes for an interesting hour of reading before I wake the girl up at 7am.
There is always a lot of controversy going on. Whether it's guns, gay marriage, bullying, school tragedies, wars, or missing planes..... there is never a dull day. I always read as much as I can in that hour. (The rest of the day I am working) and every once in a while I will scroll down and read the comments.
The comments are fascinating to me. I really do enjoy getting everyone's opinions on certain subjects. And every once in a while a comment will stick with me for a long time. This morning I read one of those types of comments.
" It is okay for people to disagree with you, and you need to learn that just because you want something doesn't mean you get it."
This made me think. This made me think a lot. Are we becoming a society where everyone has to accept everything no matter what? Now I am not saying that is wrong. What I am saying is that sometimes it is OK to not get your way. It makes you grow as a person. It shapes how you handle things when life doesn't go the way you expect it to. It also helps you to teach your own families how to deal with the unfairness of life.
Life is hard. It's supposed to be hard. That is how we learn. Is it fair? no it isn't. Would it be wonderful if you always got what you wanted? Oh yes it would be. But would you ever learn anything important? Things lie compassion and empathy? I don't think so. Yes I could be wrong in thinking this way, but how could you have compassion for someone if you have never had an kind of personal loss to feed off of?
Now I am not saying you shouldn't fight for what you believe in. You should. And you should fight hard. But at the same time realize that there are some battles that you will lose. And you should use those battles to become stronger!!!
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