So, I just realised, probably a bit late, that I am a grown up. University is finished, I've left home, I'm no longer on my father's medical aid... I'm all grow'd up! COST!
The thing that interests me though, is that those romatic ideals of youth have not left me, in fact, if anything, they've grown expinentially.
I still believe that I can change the world for the better. I do believe that there's a better way. I know that this isn't all it's supposed to be...At this point, I'm begining to sould like a cheezy 80's live aid song, which seems pretty pathetic when its my
mantra, but i'm not embarrassed!
Why is it that zeal and 'radical' attitudes are excusible in the young, but frowned upon if you continue to hold them when you get into the real world. Maybe its my lack of wisdom that makes me think the impossible is within reach. A line from a movie I recently watched really sat well with me. One character says to the other, "No one our age has ever tried anything like that before." the first man in turn replied, "That's great because we're too young to realise we can't do it." By theway, the characters eventually achieved late into life what they set out in their youth to do! Inspiring...
So, what it is that will continue to drive us in the summer and autum of our lives, the seeds planted in our youth? What will inspire us to run with purseverance to the finish line? For me, I pray that every day, my walk with God, takes me further into his purpose. He sees eternity, and when we live in that purpose, our actions will echoe into our children's children's lives. I pray for one thing, that when my kids ask me what I did to make the world a better place, that I will have an answer for them!
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