Just Some Thoughts

Something I'm not sure I'll ever understand is how people can be so mean. I'm not saying I'm the nicest person in the world, and I'm not saying I don't have my days, but some people are just downright mean. I'm talking deliberate, hateful, hurtful, MEAN. Don't misunderstand and think someone is "bullying" me or whatever, this was just something that crossed my mind last night. I just don't get it. Here we are, young adults (or are we adults? What makes you an adult?), and some of us act like we are still in high school and get joy out of other people's pain. I know I've said some mean things to people and have been rude, but geez, some people take it to the extreme! I feel so bad for people who are victims of bullying, it really is so unfortunate. And half the time the people who are so hurtful have NOTHING going for them! Is it jealousy? Lack of an education? All I know is I will raise my kids better than that.

Another thing that has been on my mind lately is how fast life changes. Not just growing and aging, but how you can be on the road to going somewhere and then one life changing event happens and you take a left turn instead of right. And its just so crazy because you were never planning on going in that direction, but before you know it, you're already almost there. I'm speaking figuratively (or metaphorically?..literally? Not real sure that correct wording here) if you couldn't tell, but hopefully you catch my drift. It is just hard to wrap my mind around. We really have no control at all, and I don't think we think about life that way. We want to have control. Of our lives, our relationships, career choices..everything. But WE HAVE NONE. Some of you may be thinking DUH Devon, God does, well YES I know that, but I oftentimes let that fact slip my mind. Yeah I want to graduate, get married, move, have a family, so on and so forth..but if God doesn't want me to, then I wont! This is really cliche' what I'm about to say, but we really need to cherish the moment. We may think we have what we want right now, but in ten years are we going to be able to look back and honestly say we did exactly what we wanted to? Or did God intervene somewhere and put us where He wanted us. Just some thoughts.

Devon