Upbringing...

It's been a long time since the last blog, and it's been a long summer. A lot has changed, a lot has stayed the same. A million lessons have been learned, and hopefully at least a thousand stay with me for a lifetime. Memories made, and memories some I wish to be forgotten, but all valuable. Today however, I'd like to touch on everything that makes us who we are today... just upbringing...

In Asia I heard a phrase. Ponder it. "You can feed a body... raise the body... but you can't feed or raise a soul. You can't feed or raise a mind" As much as we like to try as adults to influence to "bring up" youth, we can attempt to... but in the end, the mind is personally molded. Therefore everyone is their own person... let individuality shine. Let who they are be who they are... and don't bother with changing it, change comes from within. Don't let it get to you. Sometimes, it doesn't matter what guidance was or was not present. It's the person. And their personality.

No matter how hard you try to implement your ideologies on another, they are their own soul... their own mind... Feed their body... you can change them physically... but otherwise. You're out of luck. Individuality thats what sets us apart.

Maybe tomorrow I'll open the doors to tomorrow. "Today is a gift, thats why it's called the present"