Compassion and Family

“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
― Anne Frank, diary of Anne Frank

So the other day I was at Jim's restaurant and I was sitting at my table by myself enjoying the salad I get every time I go. Half way through the salad I noticed two older men at the table next to me. These two men seem to be old friend who talked of Love, War, Family, Depression and anything and everything. As I was listening to these two men (Yes, I was ease dropping) they were talking about their family. The older of the two who was wearing a Seattle Seahawks hat was talking about his family, in particular, his daughter who he has been longing to see mentioned how she would make excuse after excuse to not come visit him. It made me very sad to hear this knowing how often I visit my parents and how often they visit theirs. It made me wonder what had happen in our times nowadays where our family's are not our priority. We get so caught up in the grind of everyday life that we lose track of what is truly important. I mean who was there for the beginning of your life? Who took care of you when there was NO ONE ELSE? Regardless of how good of a job you "think" they did, just remember they were there, and they were trying. Anyways, these two men who told stories to pass time reinforced a feeling in me that at the time overwhelmed me so much that I felt the need to start this blog. In a way I wish I could have done more for these men, but I felt bad telling them I was listening to them, so I did the next best thing, as I left I picked up their tab and left with a big smile on my face and a good feeling in my soul.

Ok so how I normally will be doing this blog will be once a week with a profound quote to start the blog with my feelings after. Thank you for reading, please feel free to share with friends and family, or follow.