SAVING THE MASSES, BUT NOT.
On a walk today, I mused about my recently deceased Mother.
So much I wish I had said. More that I wish she knew. Regrets. Failings. Short-comings; all of them mine.
Saving the world, building empires, serving the great masses we can fail at our primary mission—the loving and blessing of those nearest us. But failures are just that--failures. Nothing alters the past. We have only today and perhaps, tomorrow, to do better.
Who should I notice today? Who might I be overlooking as I gaze upon the masses? "My wife and my children," is my heart's silent reply. And certainly, obviously, they are the PRIMARY mission of my life.
So, to avoid regrets, failures, or short-comings I will love and bless them today…and tomorrow….and the next day....BEFORE and IN PREFERENCE TO the great masses. We should all lay aside our empires, step down off our stallions, and think this through very carefully.
If we'll sit in the sand box with our children, or stand beside our wives at the kitchen sink, and listen sincerely and caringly to their hearts I believe we will have no regrets. I have a hunch that putting family first, will ironically and ultimately, somehow, lead to saving the masses and the building of empires.
At least, this is what I thought and prayed about today on my walk.
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