The crazy-genious, word-making man once said, "Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!"
I went to bed last night with this quote sneaking into every one of my late night thoughts, but I was too tired to pick my laptop, which was 2 ft. away, from the ground and blog about it. :) As I thought about this quote last night, I began to doubt the validity of its words. I mean, there are what, approximately 7 BILLION people in the world today? Why am I needed? What is MY purpose here? There has to be SOMEONE who could do everything that I have done without me being here...let's be honest. :) However, God didn't agree with me. I have a unique purpose here on this earth. EVERYONE does. Even if it is as simple as befriending one lonely person, sending a letter to a suicidal friend that made them change their mind, being an example to younger siblings....being a prophet. There is a reason for each and every one of us here. It doesn't matter how small of a task, the world needs every single one of us. Just think, if everyone in the world was like me, we would still be living in caves and simply practicing instruments ALL day long. No one would have any interest in science, math, or anything else (granted, we wouldn't have instruments without those things, but let's just pretend). How grateful I am for all of the different people who are out there, which brings me to another Dr. Seuss quote. "Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!" People today are so narrow-minded and opinionated. We judge those of different races, we do not look at situations from all sides, we judge too quickly. I learned an amazing lesson from a family-friend and violin instructor. She ALWAYS assumes the best about everyone, and she is never quick to judge. If only we could think right, left, low, and high like her! Everyone on this earth is different and needed because of it. Let us change today, RIGHT NOW. Let's show the world how accepting and loving we can be of others and their opinions. You don't have to make their opinions their own, you simply have to be nice and love them for what they are, for their infinite worth in God's eyes.
I went to bed last night with this quote sneaking into every one of my late night thoughts, but I was too tired to pick my laptop, which was 2 ft. away, from the ground and blog about it. :) As I thought about this quote last night, I began to doubt the validity of its words. I mean, there are what, approximately 7 BILLION people in the world today? Why am I needed? What is MY purpose here? There has to be SOMEONE who could do everything that I have done without me being here...let's be honest. :) However, God didn't agree with me. I have a unique purpose here on this earth. EVERYONE does. Even if it is as simple as befriending one lonely person, sending a letter to a suicidal friend that made them change their mind, being an example to younger siblings....being a prophet. There is a reason for each and every one of us here. It doesn't matter how small of a task, the world needs every single one of us. Just think, if everyone in the world was like me, we would still be living in caves and simply practicing instruments ALL day long. No one would have any interest in science, math, or anything else (granted, we wouldn't have instruments without those things, but let's just pretend). How grateful I am for all of the different people who are out there, which brings me to another Dr. Seuss quote. "Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!" People today are so narrow-minded and opinionated. We judge those of different races, we do not look at situations from all sides, we judge too quickly. I learned an amazing lesson from a family-friend and violin instructor. She ALWAYS assumes the best about everyone, and she is never quick to judge. If only we could think right, left, low, and high like her! Everyone on this earth is different and needed because of it. Let us change today, RIGHT NOW. Let's show the world how accepting and loving we can be of others and their opinions. You don't have to make their opinions their own, you simply have to be nice and love them for what they are, for their infinite worth in God's eyes.
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