How silly we all are....
 

When I was driving to work this morning, I was thinking about my wife, the permanent effects of her diffuse axon brain injury and thinking about life as I often do. Ever since 2010, I find my mind thinks often about how fragile life can be and how silly and stupid our ambitions are in the light of a greater reality.

In an instant everything you hope, dream and work for can be taken from you through no fault of your own. You're left by the side of the road, battered, bloody and if you survive you may be a shell of who you used to be. Your affiliations at work, in society, your personal wealth, your talent, your beauty, all of these are meaningless when life turns and strikes you down.

It's a thought which occurs to me often as I face my daily commute to and from work, at an artless daily grind task which I do only because I and my family need money for daily life.

It also occurs to me that what we really should be striving for in life is to educate and inspire ourselves and our children to make life as sweet and beautiful as possible and not waste a minute of it in such stupid wasteful occupations such as fighting amongst ourselves for dollars, waging destruction and war against one another. We have everything we need on this world to be content if we could only realize it.

If it were a perfect world for us to occupy, where our needs for warmth, shelter, nutrition and good health were automatic rights, it could be so wonderful to spend time with each other, encouraging each other in villages, towns, cities to practice good and kindness, to inspire and share happiness.

Such a beautiful reflection. Good way to start the day! Thanks.

Post traumatic growth
 

Hi George, thanks for the thoughts.

I have experienced personal growth in many ways, including a more profound appreciation for life, and an enhanced closeness with family and friends who cared for and about me during my recovery.

There is quite a bit of research regarding post traumatic growth. A couple links below if you are interested in this topic:

http://ptgi.uncc.edu/

http://www.posttraumaticgrowth.com/links-literature/

There is also what I consider to be a pretty good book on the subject:

What Doesn't Kill Us: The New Psychology of Posttraumatic Growth by Stephen Joseph Ph.D.

All the best and thanks again for the post.

Applause
 

Here are some cyber claps for your post George.

))))))))))))((((((((((((((((

pm

Hi George
 

What a beautiful and truthful post. :circlelove::yahoo::I-Agree::Boy(angel-flying)::Trapeze 2::hug: