In my life I have been both selfish and giving. I don't pretend to
understand the whys of that; why I might give a complete stranger some money
simply because they ask for it when I balk at giving a friend or family
member money until they "do" something for me, i.e., chores, homework, etc.
It seems we are always most cruel to those we love best. I am sure each and
every one of us knows that deep down in our hearts whether we care to admit
it or not.
I don't know much about social Darwinism or Ayn Rand or some of the other
topics brought up here, but I have lived long enough to know the feeling of
having nothing yet thinking it the world, and the feeling of having
everything yet thinking it not enough and only wanting more. I have watched
loved ones die so many times; each time it cuts like a knife. Yes you might
see me talking and laughing at one of these funerals but I am only honoring
the life past and the joy it brought to others. To me.
This evolution of my life seems like the evolution of humanity itself. This
joy and suffering I feel drives the universe ever onward, always. We can't
eliminate suffering anymore than we can eliminate the stars, for it is from
their long ago suffering that we are born. But because we can't eliminate
suffering doesn't mean we cannot help others to bear that suffering a little
easier. We can. There are so many ways.
We are all going to suffer and die and this is scary. There is no way around
it though. It's going to happen. Happily ever after just doesn't happen
here. There are no happy endings. And when life draws to a close, we find
all that we got left is fleeting memories of times gone by, both good and
bad, all wound up together in the tapestry called life. When my time comes I
hope someone will hold my hand. Can anyone wish for more?
Money is just money. There will come a time when we each will no longer
concern ourselves with it. Money can't buy what's really important, now can
it. We all know that. Don't we?
Cory
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