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Lessons learned

Often the lessons I've learned are brought on by one very small being. My son. In his terrible two tantrums of not getting his way, I see his true hurt. Not because he is spoiled rotten (because he is spoiled) but because he doesn't understand. The hope, the want is there and when he hears no his whole world crashes. He is disappointed. He is angry. He just knows he wants. He just knows that he's been denied. It is this that we start our very own lesson in life on how to deal with being let down. To want so much and not be able to have it. Yes, of course as we grow older our wants change. From wanting candy and treats we want for cars and houses. Instead of wanting for ourselves, we want for others. For our children; to have the world. For our families; to stay safe. For our friends; nothing but the best. It is these wants that when met with denial still harms us deeply. When our children wonder out to the harsh world and come with tears in their eyes; our family members pass to soon or come to injure, and friends settle for far less than they deserve. You want to scream and lash out. That same disappointment, same anger and hurt just on steroids. As humans, we are taught to cope. To accept and just move beyond. To let go of your wants. Of your hopes. Is to let go of your love. To become dull to high hopes being crushed on the deepest of levels. And I frankly, well understanding the logic in the lesson, will never give into the hardness of that lesson. To do so would to lose part of my own compassion and understanding for myself, my family and others.