so many ways to complete this question as there are ways to answer it, complete or left as is...
it depends on the moment, the emotion, what is on the mind of the one who asks at the time
"what do we do...? - it can be as simple or as complicated as replacing the 'we' with 'you'
again, depending on the asker as well as the one who answers
it's so completely & wholly situational as every moment in life... and the answer may never be the same again
so, then... what do we do of lasting consequence?
ah - now I've hit upon a hard one...
but just as possibly variable of answer as we approach it in different facets of our life
do we think about it as a part of our daily life out-and-about?
as a part of our families?
our friends?
our workplace, perhaps?
perhaps even in our faith(s) - of which there are so many out there
if we are lucky, we have all of these - and SO much more...
and if we're lucky, we hopefully have the opportunity to help those not as lucky
or at least help set them upon a path that offers them such things as we gained
not everyone has someone - or something - to fall back upon
even I - with the abundance of friends I've gained over my lifetime - am quite often lonely
even I - with my daughters & the oft complicated yet wondrous life I've lived - feel often alone
BUT I do have friends, I do have compatriarts, I do have people that care...
even if I do not often speak to them - sometimes for many, many years
even if I do not often see them - which is, for many, even longer than the speaking
even if I simply do not wish to burden them with my problems - I know they are there...
both friends, allies, & compatriarts recent as well as friends, allies, & compatriarts of olde
I even have strangers who have my back & my thoughts in their mind & hearts
so, again... what do we do of lasting consequence?
are we more than 'our whole?'
have our actions - recent & olde - made an impact in others' lives?
have we played a role in friends, allies, compatriarts, & even strangers' lives?
in some ways - mayhaps in many ways - I know I have, at least for some...
even if it was just a moment, a mere striking in their lives, I know my being there, my actions, DID something.
and, I know as well, that others have done the same for me...
I have lost so many over the years - and amongst these are those who made lasting consequence upon mine...
with their being there, with their actions
there are those still around that have had lasting consequence upon me & mine
...this again encompasses both recent & olde
and this means so much more to me than I can often express .. <3 Keep Living, Loving, & Enjoying Life - all of you !
sometimes being there is enough - that alone is an action that not everyone has access to
sometimes more is needed
we offer what we can, when we can, of ourselves, of our lives
hopefully without detriment to ourselves & our own
sometimes we give more than we should
sometimes we gave less than we wish we would've
...but we gave - we did
so, I suppose, I can end with : what do we do of lasting consequence? - I say : EVERYthing
twittage ::
1/19 : funny how my eldest goes full on protector/nursemaid to my youngest when my youngest is feeling sick ( "she has the plague," they say ) - I can't even playfully mock her without getting a full-on 'tiny mothre,' even things that normally set her off she's putting up with *smirks*
1/20 : Quick update : Fathre was moved out of ICU & into 'Progressive Care' this am - not likely to be leaving the hospital yet, has a bit of recuperation & therapy on the horizon - sounds like he's still exhausted... quite understandably.
1/21 : Ah... since trudging through above-ankle -to- knee-high snow is just not feasable, I suppose I'll have t'keep walking on the streetside 'til the city finally decides to clear the sidewalks... s'only been a few days...
1/21 II : city cleared the sidewalks sometime today ... kinda ... assuming that ankle-deep snow counts as "cleared" - why does it seem like they've just become lazy as hell ? *sighs*
1/24 : nice, I suppose, of the back-to-back snowplows giving a li'l beep as a heads-up, but I was halfway down the ankle-deep sidewalk "corridor," where was I gonna go ?
1/26 : gonna crash early - again - got hit by a sinus thing (that started as a throat thing on Fri), annoying & painful pressure 'tween & just below the eyes *sighs* ... sudafed has helped a bit as has rest :) got things t'do, so it'd best go 'way fast, demn it !
1/28 : a combination of taking a zyrtec post-work & running a humidifier part of the night as I slept helped alleviate much of the pain associated w/ this sinus pressure - will continue 'til it completely dissipates
1/28 II : highly amused - for the warehouse staff who don't know me by name I'm referenced as either "the guy in the leather vest" or "the hawai'ian shirt guy" :D
watched recently :
via rental/streaming:
Supernatural (12th Season)
Disney's The Black Hole
Sex Education (2nd Season)
Doctor Who (latest)
Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina (2nd Season)
MacGruber
ownedflix:
It: Chapter Two
Disney's Descendants 3
Suicide Squad
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect 2
The Gallows
Insidious
Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 3
Insidious: The Last Key
-thom Wolfox sR Rhose, AK/GOT (OOP)