The Bonds of Love and Family

My week has been going pretty damn weird. Just about every person I talk to the subject is family and the very touchy subject of … dare I say it… love. Everybody has a different idea of what love is. Have you ever asked yourself what is the definition of love? Webster Dictionary would like to tell you that it is a feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another. In the long run depends on what you want love to be.

            I thought this inspirational quote about love would pretty much sum up my week. “To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.” Brandi Snyder. I have been watching the movie Grapes of Wrath in my history class. I love the movie and the book. John Steinbeck wrote the book. The whole story is based around family bonds. Even though the world is going to hell around them the still have each other. They were poor and starving during the Great Depression and they still had each other. Now that is a true example of love and family bonds.

            The end of the quote makes me think the kind of love you feel when you look into someone’s eyes. The one where you just wish you could pause that very moment of time and just stay in bliss. So many people take for granted the people around them. When you hit rock bottom you still have your friends or most of all your family. I think the idea of love is great it is the only emotion that goes from good to bad and you always have a smile on you face. I hope this put a smile on your face too.

Hamilton Wright Mabie

This post is going to be an odd one this post has to do with a friend of mine who just got out of prison last year. The quote is one that tells me to learn from my mistakes and move on from the past. The quote is a very kind “The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had means, time, influence and educational advantages; the question is what he will do with the things he has. The moment a young man ceases to dream or to bemoan his lack of opportunities and resolutely looks his conditions in the face, and resolves to change them, he lays the corner-stone of a solid and honorable success.” From Hamilton Wright Mabie.

            My friend and I were talking about what he was going to do with himself. He said he is going to get an apartment and become a mechanic. He also said that he wishes things could have been different. He feels like he is a disappointment to everyone that looks at him. None the less he wants to start new he wants to move on. He believes he deserved his jail time. He wants to call that his time of cleansing. He said the thing that got him through it all is the discussion groups. He got the enjoyment of talking to other people who have done similar things like him.

            When I meant him I never knew he was in prison. He helped me understand that everyone makes mistakes no matter who they are. Learn from your mistakes and move on. Your greatest enemy is yourself. Only you can hold yourself back. “If you set your mind to anything you can achieve something even greater.” One of the hardest things for a person to do is to not judge someone from first glance. I try not to do this. Keep an open mind and realize that could be you in those shoes.