Most of you know this hasn't been the best few weeks of my life and to top it off yesterday I had 5 plumbers trying to fix a slab leak in my apartment all day yesterday and they had to come back today because it was still leaking after they left last night. Naturally I am angry and upset with that along with other events that I have become aware of, and I am thinking, man I guess things could always be worse, but how? Then I took a drive to get some dinner last night, nothing fancy just a ton of calories from Carl Jr's. It was a cool night in Vegas so I had the windows down. I approached a stoplight and saw a mother and two of her kids get off the bus and began crossing the street. The kids were decked out in full football gear, still wearing their helmets. I began to laugh as they were jumping up and down in the street holding their mothers hand, and she began to smile as well. I could hear them laughing and talking to each other. They reminded me of growing up and playing CYO sports and baseball at Warren Little League. As a kid I didn't have a care in the world. I just loved playing sports. I met most of my friends that I still have today through those times, but back to the family I saw. The two kids noticed a McDonald's on the corner of the street, and asked if they could have some. Their mother replied, "You know we can't afford that right now." You could see the dissapointment in her face as she said that along with the boys. They put their heads down and in a matter of seconds it looked like their day had been ruined. I wanted to be able to tell the boys what I've learned over the past few weeks.
Happiness in life can't be judged by how much money you have or don't have. What should matter to them is that they have a mother who cares about them and probably works atleast 1 job to put a roof over their heads and play football. Just as I've learned that I've always had a family and friends who care about me, especially these days. I would like to thank my family and REAL friends for being there for me the last few weeks. I appreciate it very much and hope I can return the favor someday. God Bless.
