What is one to think when a relative who is several decades your senior professes they have had the same experiences as you but they haven't? Is this an attempt to live vicariously through your life or should one remember the conversations when they were advised one who is not humble and avoids difficult situations has a hard time addressing the truth and accepting what they've done. I'm not sure which it is, but verily I say unto you if the latter is the truth then it's a recipe for disaster. Such avoidance erodes away at the respect you once had for this individual.~ Thoughts on hindrances to love in family relationships
As I stated yesterday I went for a walk and enjoyable it was. It was windy and I loved it. 70 degrees and a breeze didn't make for a bad time outdoors at all. Needless to say it brought yesterday's earlier agitation (read totally perturbed) to a simmer and provided an interesting perspective. I relished the blowing air and thought about my time in college. It was great and I got through it with out too much drama or incident (with the exception of a few memorables, which is for another day another post). That being said, I didn't drink, smoke or experiment with drugs. I don't say that as some type of badge of honor because that's not the case at all. But it was apparent, that somewhere along the way I truly believed what my grandparents told me growing up about character, honor, and integrity. However, the older I get I've grown wary or maybe even cynical at what maybe appears to be watered-down standards we've immersed ourselves in society. Notice I say ...
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