Man, life is hard at times. Have you ever thought, why
live it? I’ve asked myself this question many times, and I’m sure I’m not the
only one. I think to myself, why do I work so hard to have a family? Why do I
live gospel principles? Why does Kristi and I work full time with opposite
schedules with a baby? Why did we buy a home (#30YearsInDebt)? What’s my why?
What’s your why? What goals do you have? Have you found your why?
I think we see our
society turning to the way it is for multiple reasons, but I think the biggest
reason is because a lot of us haven’t found our “Why” and have forgotten of the
Golden Rule. We all grow up in different circumstances and different
environments that shape us to who we become but I think we are forgetting that
good ole’ Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12, “…do unto others as you would have them
do unto you.” You don’t have to be religious to agree that we should apply this
into all of our lives. This doesn’t mean you have to give into what other
people believe, but to simply be nice to each other, especially yourself.
Ever since I married
Kristi, I was introduced to the radio station, K-Love. I’ll admit, I listen to
is sometimes. That might sound funny considering I often listen to rock and
other genres but something that has stuck with me was when the radio host
stated, “Find something to live for, something great enough to die for.” This
can go for many things, living your life for your family, your Savior, the love
of your life, anything really, but if we follow that Golden Rule along with it,
I feel that our lives and society would be a brighter and happier place to be
in.
My “Why” is based
all around by personal beliefs. I do believe in my Savior. I do believe that
there is life after this life. I do believe that there aren’t just hard times
in this life that we have to deal with for no reason. I do believe that we will
meet the love ones that have passed on. Though others may not have the same
beliefs, we can all still get along and have a good time together. I think
that’s where we need to make sure we all have our “Why” in place. Why do you
wake up each morning and go to work? Or perhaps, why do you sleep in the
morning to work at night? Why do you decide to do the things you do? Who is it
for? What is it for?
Life is short. I
don’t know about you, but I think we need to get outside more often, befriend
others, and get some fresh air and enjoy the life around us. Go outside with
family or friends and have a BBQ. Look up to the sky at night and marvel in the
beauty. Look at the scenery that is all around us. It doesn’t matter who you
are or what you stand for, demarcate or republican, pro gun control or not, pro
life or choice, religious or atheist, pro gay marriage or traditional, we’re
all human’s after all. I say we make it a point to be nice to each other, it’ll
rub off to others. Life would be so much more enjoyable. I think these are some
of the biggest ways we can lower the tragedies of these shootings and simply be a better place to live in. We can get
caught up in the same mundane things of our daily routine where we can, in a
way, get cabin fever and forget the good things in life. If that’s the case,
lets change it. At the end of the day, we just need to find a way to better our
lives and the lives of those around us. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is
fighting a hard battle.”
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