Wrote a similar entry in my other blog but this one is a bit different for you, Baby.
When Mama and Papa are old and gray, my prayer is I won't end up like the people we had lunch with last Sunday. Surely, you will meet a lot of these people in life. Some, sadly, will be part of your family. But know that we should always hold ourselves higher and never stoop to their level. Only learn from the positives and avoid the negatives.
1) You need to have patience especially when faced with people who do not know any better. Its irritating enough when someone knows so much about something and shows off. Its another to not know anything and still insist on your own opinion and idea. Always remember that there is always a story behind everything and control what you say and think it through. If you know its not going to change them, better let it be and pursue some peace and harmony instead.
2) Always be grateful under any circumstance. This is hard from time to time. Especially if you don't get things your way or the way you think is best. It happens. People are not as fortunate to know as you or just maybe you may have missed something and turn out to be the one in the wrong. Take a step back and as much as possible, look at everything with your glass half full. Life is full of sour pusses. We don't need another one in the mix.
3) To always treat people with consideration and respect. We are so blessed. Words fail to express how much God has given us. Our very presence in this earth is more than we can imagine. It could have easily been a world without you. With God's greatest sacrifice and the things that happen to us each day, really... How do we even find the time to grumble?
These are a few of the lessons I learned in just a short time. You will get mad, frustrated and you just want to vent out your thoughts and tell people otherwise. But that only goes to show that you do have the right perspective and try to be gentle and loving when showing or telling others. No one ever won anything through anger.
First post for 2011. The year you will be born. Amazing.
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