I have been always living in the moments, never had big plans about what to do next, or dreaming big about my future, or great life plans, so here I am today with really no big belongings but my child! And I thank the Almighty for that; she is the greatest gift for me in my life. But I am concerned, would I be able to give her all the pleasures of life that a parent could give to her/his children. Because we, the parents have chosen this life, and now we are making her to live this life away from **nana-nanu or dada-dadu’s ador**. Today Areesha’s Dada-bhai is just a name, who she will never get to know, she will never know how he was, how would he be with her or how it feels to be with dada-bhai. Soo… Is reality just it and there’s nothing we can do to change it? Is what we are experiencing day to day is pretty much set in stone? Is that we are too old, stubborn or poor for life to be any different? Yes I used to think that way. And now its time when I looked at my life and thought, well, these are the stories I’ve been dealt and, as bad as it is, I’ll just have to accept it. Not that my life has been really bad--it hasn’t been, but it wasn’t absolutely wonderful At least for the last couple of months! that’s how I saw it. That’s the key. I was using the wrong eyes to view my life. My visions were of struggling alone being far away from my family, Boredom out of not having busy life with my near and dear ones back at home, comparing lifestyles between what I had and what I have presently and last but not the least judgment. These things I saw through my physical eyes, which conceded this information along to my brain, which said, OK, since that’s what you see, then that’s what I’ll keep making you think you have. Thanks, but no thanks. I know better now. Somewhere along the way, my inner eyes jammed my thought. I assume their eyelids had been fluttering for quite some time, but who knew? My inner eyes, I would call them the eyes of my soul, see nothing but love and pleasure. That’s it! There are no other options existing there! My physical eyes can’t comprehend this. They want to disagree and say, No, no, no! The REAL world does not look that way! They have since learned that love and joy don’t argue back. They just excel until the protestor shuts up. Yes, what we have lost, nothing can compensate it, and nothing can fill the gap in. But life goes on, and will be going on. Ah well, this is life. It’s good to live the life to the fullest with a heart filled with positive energy and love. I've heard the saying, "The best gift parents can ever give to their children is to teach them to love each other. I've had the pleasure of witnessing the truth of this statement for a year. From as far back as I can remember my Mom and Dad-in-law were a team. A great partnership. They were more than just a partnership. It was as if they were one person. Sure, they argued, but there was never any doubt in our minds that any disagreements would be worked through and resolved. They each had their strengths and weaknesses, but the way they worked together, you never saw the weaknesses, just the strengths. Our heavenly Father, help us to love as you love. Helps us to forgive and move forward no matter what hurts or disappointments we may have experienced in the past. We praise you for a legacy of love that will bless our children and grandchildren and future generations into eternity.