Affection

Love the heart that hurts you, but never hurt the heart that loves you

How many times do we receive e-mails with affirmations and wise words and never realise the real meaning of these. I received the above words in an e-mail the other day, but is was only later that I realised the real meaning of this. Yes, it shocked me in my soul. All of us in one way or another are so quilty of doing this so often. We teach our children to show affection and compassion towards other people but as grown-ups we neglect to listen to ourselves. How many times have you found yourself upset with your children and you utter words that hurt them so badly. Words that can really harm them for life, or as children we hurt our parents by the stupid things we do. We dissappoint them and hurt them. These are the people that cared for you when you couldn’t care for yourself. Your parents that sat next to your bed when you were ill. Your parents that silently stressed with you before that big exam. Your parents who in their hearts cried with you when you broke up with your boyfriend or girlfriend for the first time.

We tell one another that we love each other, but do we mean it or has it become a habbit in our lives. Are we aware of the things our spouses and children do for us or do we take them for granted. Will you have any regrets if your spouse or children has to die today. We always say at a funeral “if only”……. then its too late.

Do we still appreciate the things we have in life or does life just pass us by? Are we so wrapped up in our own worlds that we forget about the people around us? Are we still willing to look after our elders ourselves or do we shuff them into an old age home and forget about them there?

These were the people that sacrificed their lives for us. Kids your parents are working for you to take care of your needs. Do you appreciate that? or is it their duty to do so.

Maybe, we must take a few moments to dig into our souls and just realise the real importance in life. Nothing in this world can be taken for granted - nothing.

It is the small things we do for one another that means the most in our lives. Don’t wait for your mother to die before you send her flowers. Don’t say bad things to your children because they dissappoint you with their deeds. Don’t hate your parents because they have your best interest at heart even if you cannot see that.

Let’s show a bit affection towards each other. Let’s mean the words we say to each other. Let’s listen and understand each other. Let’s live life now because tomorrow might be too late.

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