Half-full

As we have been discussing the problems of evil in class this week, I have been seriously thinking about all the evil and good in this world that we live in. All these questions: why would God allow this (if he exists of course), where do we justify the means of evil, and other questions of that nature. It really has me thinking, how come people always focus on the negative things in life rather than positive first?

This is a serious issue. Everything is why this and why that? What about hey, let's live life, let's be thankful that we can live life today! I just don't understand why people are always so "woe-is-me," is that really necessary? People are so ungrateful these days. Yes, their are evils in the world, and yes, they are hard to understand and accept but, why all the hate and all the worry? Why can't we live everyday like it is our last, instead of always walking around questioning literally everything we do?

I don't know about you but, I'm over it. Over it meaning, why spend my life only searching for answers? To be honest, their usually isn't always a right answer when it comes to life in general, it's different for each and every one of us, and that's what makes this world so unique is that we all have different factors pushing us and making us who we are and helping us with the choices we make. I'm not saying not to question things in general, but what I am saying is that spending too much time on finding answers will, in my opinion, only lead you to not finding the answers.

Let's embrace each day! The glass is half-full, not half-empty! I don't know about you but all the pessimism just isn't cutting it for me, optimism seems much more satisfying.

And the Divorce Rate Increases

So my mom is an elementary school teacher and today once I was finished with class I went to her school to help her with grading and whatnot. As I entered the classroom in my cheery mood I saw that the kids were having "Show and Tell." I remember this being a huge deal as a child, finding the most random thing and thinking it was so important that I needed to share it with my peers.

The first girl brought in a fossilized rock that she found on the beach, and she was so proud of it. It was truly adorable. And now to why I am actually writing this specific blog post. The next girl, this is a third grade class by the way, brought up a t-shirt. This specific t-shirt had a picture of her mom and her as a child. When she started sharing she started explaining to the class that this was important to her because her mom had passed away 5 years prior. This poor eight year-old had to explain to her peers that her mother had passed away and how her Dad had a hard time dealing with it so she now lives with her grandparents and sees her Dad every other weekend. 

She then told the class that this weekend she was going to be with her father, and you could see her eyes light up with excitement as she announced this. Another little girl then declared that it was her weekend to see her dad too, she too was filled with joy, then a boy said it was his weekend with his Dad as well. And then it struck me, our society today is already desensitized to divorce. These eight year olds are already having to deal with being passed between parents, and who even knows why their parents split up in the first place.

I just think it's so sad how those traditional wedding vows that are said, "for better or worse, in sickness and in health, for long as you both shall live" are not even valid anymore. Divorce is so common these days, and it just makes no sense to me that our society is okay with what we have become.

I personally have not had to deal with divorce myself but I have had someone very dear to me go through it and I see what a huge toll it has had on him, and his parents divorce was over eight years ago, and he is still coping with it. I just don't understand why people just give up on marriage? I understand their are circumstances like affairs and abuse, but what about the people who "fell out of love." I could go on for days about this but, it's just something that will always bother me.