START WHERE YOU STAND

By Carlos King

 When the heart stops forever, your pain and struggles will no longer breathe, the world will disappear from your vision, the moments that once brought you light, clarity and joy will be no more, you will fade to whence you came in order to start a new journey with God, a journey where you will not be seen by the physical eye standing or walking, running or dancing, hugging and being hugged, there will be no job to go to, no money to pay for your house, cars or lifestyle, no kids to call you mom or dad, friend or foe, sister or brother, husband or wife, you will wither away as if you were never here, never born to have a friend to call friend, a mother to call mom, a lover to call husband or wife, or children to call you mom or dad! You will be no more!


But my friend, there is one way to never be forgotten, to never disappear from the hearts and minds of those you loved and those who have loved you, to be immortalized for as long as the earth stands and continues being nourished by the sun! But that way cost my friend, that way requires purpose, sacrifice, compassion, love, commitment, loyalty, and lastly and most importantly, humanity and the act of being humane. This is the only way in which you will be remembered forever, the only way to remain on top of the dirt while your physical self is at the bottom.

When you are lying on your death bed ready for the next life, your fights won't matter to you, your pain won't matter to you, your abuse won't matter to you, your wealth or lack thereof won't matter to you, your prestige and position won't matter to you, your arguments and disagreements with your friends and family members won't matter to you, none of that will matter to you at that moment my friend. But being forgotten will. You will lay there in torment at the thought of not being remembered, at the thought of closing your eyes and people not saying a kind word about you or feeling lost that you are gone, those thoughts will devastate you in your final moments, so don't go that route.

Start where you stand to be better by those who were fortunate enough to have met you, those who have seen and felt your compassion, those who know of your kindness and forgiveness, those who fought you when you were wrong, lifted you when you were right, and stood with you when you needed them most.

Start where you stand my friend, start giving the best parts of yourself to those you have been blessed to love and encounter, even more so to those whom you feel is not deserving, because they are the ones who need it so much more even when they have yet to realize it. Be more than the bitter and tragic moments of yesterday, because again, they don't matter anymore. Live today knowing that what you leave behind will be cherished and remembered. Your Love small acts of kindness, and compassion equals immortality, give it freely and be freed from all that has held you down in life. Thank you for reading...

Carlos

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