Life Learned Misery

Sometimes children are born unhappy. But for the rest, they are born cheery, loving and kind and then get bitter and dejected as time passes by. Their parents, imperfect and worried about life, don't give them the attention they need. Their friends and siblings pick on them. Their love interest rejects them. They get told they are sinners at church when they were just reacting to this sinful world. They get a victim mentality.

When life happens, the pet dog that dies, the parents who divorce, or fight constantly. Or the children learn to worry after being exposed to the trials of life and don't have the joy of the Lord in their hearts. They learn that they are not perfect, and then that the world doesn't revolve around them and that they need to get along with other imperfect sinners and learn they are not worth anything unless they are successful and filthy rich. No, the world isn't kind to children.

That is why we need to cherish these vessels to the future. Once there was a big story about what we would put in a time capsule. And everyone said put a newspaper in it. But what about those that will see the future. That will live in it. What kind of future will we give them if they always have to worry. If they always have to struggle with how the feel inside because they don't know human kindness growing up and then have to learn to love and be loved as an adult because we were too busy to be kind to them growing up.

Too many children are sent to daycare and don't know much about their family and worry because the parents are struggling with money and their marriages and family life is miserable. Jesus said to come to him, his yoke, or laws were light. While many families can't afford to have stay at home moms, many children can't afford to be ignored. Very few do well without love and will even become ill because they aren't loved and cherished for their innocense and sweetness.

What sort of legacy are we leaving behind with single moms and weak men. Who will stand for family and love and doing the right thing. This is a question we must all ask ourselves. What will they do. What will they say. Or is it all about "what's in it for me" We cannot be selfish with children. We can not spoil them with cakes and toys and ignore their soul and expect them to be honorable, faithful and reliable people. Love is self sacrifice, love is patience. Love is kindness and respect and not swearing at people. Let us all love one another as a holy people and let our children blossom in a world of respect and kindness.