I tell my kids all the time.. "Love is the most
powerful force in the universe" I ask them,
"what won't a person do for love? of
family?, of country?, of God? Die? of
course.. I would die to protect you.. to save
you. and so too would you for your son.
What, in your control, is more powerful than
that?"

My boys are only 11 and 8, so I'm sure that
over the years they will come to me with
answers to those questions.. I'm sure of it..
they'll come.. but until then, they will live with
(and around) that beautiful question. And
they'll be better men just for attempting to
answer.. just for considering the power of love
and the nature of man and the vastness of the
universe..

what is pleasure without displeasure? What is
celebration without cause for celebration?
What is rest without exertion? .. or free-time
without occupied-time? Their is a natural
balance in nature.. you reap what you sow..
you cultivate the land.. you sow the seeds..
you maintain your crops.. the crops grow..
then, finally months later.. you reap the
harvest.. you reap the benefits of all your
hard work. and theres a feeling of
accomplishment that comes over you.. A
feeling of connection to nature.. you gain
something when you walk in stride with the
natural order of things.. so you reap the
harvest and you respect the harvest because
it represents the gift of life and all your
hardwork.. so, you won't waste it.. you won't
take a single bite then leave the rest to rot..
because you worked to hard to get it..

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