If you are reading this, I am going to assume you’ve chosen to do something with your life. I can’t say that I know what that something is, but I know that it is something that you have chosen to do. Some of us may have chosen to become doctors, teachers, lawyers, teachers of the law, or any number of other careers. Others of us have chosen to be pastors, and others of us have chosen to become parents.
I am going to assume that you have chosen to become a parent. I am going to ask you, “What do you do with the time that you spend with your children?” Now that’s a pretty big question and not one that is easy to answer. I know that there are lots of people who have chosen to be moms and dads, and it is not that difficult to say that you have chosen to be a parent.
Well, I am going to ask you to think about this for a second. Is it possible that you are not a parent because you didn’t choose to be? This is a great question because I would argue that every parent does have a choice in the matter. We can choose to be parents because we want to be parents. We can choose to be parents because we want to help our children grow up so they can be whatever they want to be.
It is possible. I really believe that you can choose to be a parent because it is your duty to be a parent. Even if you don’t choose to be a parent, you can still choose to be a good parent. You can choose to be a good parent because you care about your child. You can choose to be a good parent because you care about your child enough to know that you are making a choice that is right for them.
All good parents have an opinion, but the reality is that some people do not really like the idea of being a good parent. They try to avoid it and get involved in their own lives. They are just not able to do so because they are afraid of what might come out of their own lives. It is a great feeling to know that you have the ability to make your own decisions, but not necessarily the ability to make those decisions for the family.
Yes, it is. But the truth of the matter is that sometimes we don’t know how we feel until it is too late. The thought of that feeling is terrifying. It is the feeling of being trapped in an endless loop of not making any decisions that may be wrong for you. When you become aware of the choices that you have made, you are suddenly able to see the errors in your thoughts, and so be able to make better choices.
We are in fact, trapped in an endless loop of not making any decisions, but it happens so gradually that we don’t really notice. We are like blind animals who are forced to watch their world burn down and can’t move. So we are stuck living the life we don’t want to live. When the burning is over, we are free to make the changes we want.
I think the best analogy that I can give you is when you are a child and you decide to learn to drive. You start by learning how to put the car in park and then you learn how to drive. The process is a series of choices that your parents make, and which ones are right and which ones are wrong.
