Given the many years I've been around so far, there are a few things I know.
People are capable of great good or great evil. Most of us are a little bit of both.
There is a God. Everybody knows it; some merely spend their lives hating or avoiding Him.
The world is an incredibly beautiful and amazing place.
Everybody mostly wants intimacy. I don't mean sex. Happiness is family and close friends.
Careers don't matter, unless you have one that impacts people in a significant positive way. Most of us have jobs to provide our family a roof, food, clothing, and hopefully a decent education and occasional nice vacation.
People live until they're done. Somehow it makes sense for most I've known who have passed.
We don't mourn our dead. We mourn for ourselves because we miss them terribly. Or didn't say or do something we should have before they passed.
Hatred is born of misunderstanding. Hateful people usually are too proud to put it aside.
Women and men are quite different. By design, to complement each other, not to fight over dominance.
Life is hard. If it were not, what would be the point? Then again, if we think we have it tough, we should try living 200 years ago. Or 1,000 or 2,000 or 4,000.
Even those who reject God adopt their own religions. Atheism seems the most dogmatic of religions.
Conflict is inevitable. It exists everywhere, only separated by degree. Conflicts cannot be resolved when the resolution chooses a winner and loser. We model conflict through sport, where each participant gives their all in a fair arena and the best competitor wins. The loser is able to say, "we'll get them next time". More serious conflicts don't offer that option.
The best legacy most of us could ever leave behind are our children. We don't take enough time to realize this fact and act accordingly.
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