The end of this relaxing, glorious break is about to come. There were so many great events that transpired during this break and many realizations. Today I had made plans to spend lunch with a well known friend only to have the plans cancelled...again. Now I won't let this get to me--as I never do--but it certainly made me question my high school choices. I had been so determined--at times only subconsciously--not to make many close friends in this town that went below surface level. Don't get me wrong, I still had many close friends who were below surface level, but they all seemed to live so far away. I always wondered why it was hard for me to make close connections--I have a few here, but not many my age--here in my own hometown. There were times when I thought maybe it was because I knew that I would be leaving for college...but that didn't explain the close friends miles away. It was not until being stood up again on this break that I realized the real answer. I had lost my two childhood best friends in high school in this small town. Now by lost I do not mean they have passed away, but I mean we drifted apart. One still calls me her "best friend" and the other still likes to hang out but it is not really the same. So why should I be so disappointed when they cancel on me? It's like they did when we drifted apart. I should be used to this, but there is still a small part of me that is bummed about it. So, sure I have been given a realization through this, but that does not make it any easier. I will always have a place in my heart of this small town, but sadly I will not have too much trouble leaving it behind one day...only to return for visiting sake. Its a sentimental feeling, especially with my family speaking of moving in the future, but it's life. We need to stop fretting about things in our past and just be optimistic about our present and future ready to make a difference in this world. So instead of focusing on realizations, We all need to take the advice they say in the song "Wavin' Flag" by artist K'Naan and redone by
Artist United for Haiti.
How come when the media stops covering
and there’s a little help from the government
we forget about the people still struggling
and assume that its really all love again, nahh
see we don’t have to wait for things to break apart
if you weren’t involved before it’s never too late to start
you probably think that it’s too far to even have to care
well take a look at where you live what if it happened there?
you have to know the urge to make a change lies within
and we can be the reason that they see their flag rise again.
So as we begin this new year, filled with promise, let us all join together to make a difference in this world. One person cannot change the world alone. It would be so easy just to have made a resolution that you will soon break, but instead of another meaningless one let us all do something meaningful this year. Let's all do our part to make a difference and to work towards bringing heaven to earth. I will work towards making 2012 the year of making a difference for the betterment of God's Kingdom coming to Earth.
