So Much For That!

I know, it's been a few weeks. Not that anyone is waiting with baited breath, mind you! I have so many things running through my mind that even I can't keep my thoughts straight. Oh, I try, but then sometimes thoughts are scary things and I just want to quit thinking. Never happens, though! 

Today, a young man in the 6th grade came over to visit. He is a young neighbor of mine. He brought his two chihuahua's to play with my dog and cat. He is a well mannered young man and has very few friends his age. I think he really prefers the adults to other kids. I guess I don't blame him. He is different from the other kids. He wears cowboy boots, cowboy hat, jeans that actually fit, carries a walkie talkie on his belt and talks of more grown up things. Poor kid. He is picked on unmercifully by the other children in the complex. That really irritates me. Why are kids so cruel? I remember them being mean when I was a youngster. I was different from the other kids. My parents were strict, I had a curfew, mother made me wear perms in my hair, long dresses, and I had glasses. The girls were especially mean. The boys, not so much. And, I keep thinking about this young man and others like him. What are his hopes and dreams for his future? Are they like mine were? Does it bother him that the other kids are so mean? And when he grows up, goes to a class reunion, is he going to find that the stuck up kids are still stuck up like I did? What makes these kids think they are so great that they have to be cruel and then carry it on in later life? Is it maybe that they are insecure? My hope for this young man is that he remembers my kindness, my respect and that he grows into a fine man. That he has at least one true friend in life. 

Think on these things, parents. Teach your children compassion, empathy and understanding. Teach them that love is the greatest gift and that above all things God wants us to love each other as we love ourselves. Maybe, just maybe, the world would be a little better place for us. Until next time, my friends. Peace.