“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
My parents have taught me everything and through that I've become the person I am. Rules in my house have always been very basic. My parents gave me freedom and the right to make my own decisions and as I've gotten older, the rules have changed but I've kept that freedom.
As a toddler:
- Don't climb up the wooden stairs
*I actually did climb up the stairs and that's the only time I've ever gotten in trouble in my life
- Don't touch the pretties - which meant anything made of glass or something I could break
- Don't go outside alone
As a kid:
- Do you homework when you get home
- Mind you p's and q's
- If you don't like the food at a friends house, just say no thank you
- Don't talk to strangers
As a preteen:
- Its OK if you aren't good at all subjects
- The phrase "a whole nother" makes no sense NOTHER is not a word. Its "a whole other" - use it right or sound like an idiot
- Real friends like you for you
As a young adult:
- Its your life, you can make your own decisions
- You know you best
- We trust you - its the other people we don't trust
And looking back, I can't think of anything else I would have wanted them to teach me. Because I see people who have parents who are overbearing and I'm glad my parents trusted me enough to give me freedom. They've always treated me as a person and because of that, I'm me.
Modern times have turned perfectly legitimate holidays into days promoting materialism. Christmas is about Santa and getting presents, Easter about waiting for a magical bunny to bring you something, Halloween about begging people for candy, even Memorial Day has been changed from their original purposes to mattress sales. People’s obsession with nothing but stuff has distorted the point of holidays.
I believe the most common of these days is a day where affection toward others is celebrated on the fourteenth day of the second month of every year. This day has been celebrated regularly since the 19th century, when the purpose was to be with the one you care about. Today, this “holiday” is about getting that ring or the big box of chocolates. People are beginning to judge the amount of affection one has towards them on what presents that person gives them. But the problem is, you can’t tell how much someone cares about you from a ring. A ring can’t show affection toward you the way a person can.
Women today seem to think that if their boyfriend doesn’t take them to some fancy restaurant and propose to them where everyone can see than their boyfriend doesn’t care about them. But to me, that seems like the most impersonal way to show the depth of your affection to someone. To be able to truly see how someone feels about you, you only need to listen to the words they say to you. Or the looks they give you. Most people just ignore the small things when those are what mean the most. If you feel that you can trust someone enough to open your emotions to them, you should be able to see past the material things.
The busy life style that is today has altered the early simplicity that was a day about trust and true love. Now, the fourteenth day of the second month of every year has turned into another greeting card company holiday that revolves around false affection and materialism.
Time rules life
When you live
When you die
Time plays tricks on you
Good moments flash before your eyes
Bad moments seem to last a lifetime
Time tells you what to do
When to leave
When to arrive
Time is scary
There never seems to be enough
And there sometimes is too much
Time is gone
Melted before your eyes
And all that's left are moments in time
Thrown across the flood
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
