Monday, August 25, 2008

So my Aunt recently died. At her funeral many people spoke, but her friends and her son were the most impactful. My cousin Brian said how she was always there for him. (I have seen this with both of her sons many times.) Her friends (mostly other teachers) spoke on how she made an impact on not only their lives but also the students' lives. Seeing how someone who may not have lived as righteous as some can make such a positive impact on so many people, and how some of the most righteous people I know could make such little impact on others, makes me wonder what is it that she did right? Where is that spark in my life? Is it there? One thing she loved people. She was never too busy for some one. And the individual was as important as the whole. I wish I could remember the stories to recount them for you, but I can not. These are the things I want to put more emphasis on friendships, people, what God puts emphasis on. I could build great cities but if nobody shares them with me; what have I done? Nothing! I could preach to the multitudes, but if the individual is not moved I have spoken to the air. We are but a vapor, and if we do not share our time now we will just blow away. What scares me is that I would leave this earth the way I found it.

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