Joy Cometh in the Morning
Oct 24th 2006Kirk NugentInspiration
Last night I asked my son, “Little man, what do you think your purpose on this Earth is?”
(I love having these philosophical discussions between his commercial breaks of Avatar: The Last Airbender) He gave it some thought and replied, “To have fun!”
“Umm, really?” “Well son,” I continued, “What do you think is the purpose for everyone else being incarnated on this planet?” Without hesitation he replied, “To help me have fun!”
That’s why I love kids (not in a Michael Jackson/Mark Foley kind of way) they tend to see life without the illusion that adults have created. What Law is written that dictates that this life has to be filled with toil and strife? What is ironic is that, being Jamaican, had I given my parents such an answer I probably would have had the living daylights beaten out of me for not having any ambition, and as you know, an idle mind is the devil’s workshop. (Nothing like a little ignorance mixed with a lot of religious zest to make a child’s life interesting)
But I digress, let’s get back to the idea of Life being fun and everyone is here to enhance that experience. Continue Reading »
