As a
teenager, we always have an image in our head about our lives, and the future
we are going to have. But plans change, and plans we were so firm in to happen
in the future might change as well. Because every single person in the world
has a different idea of life in their head, and sometimes their way of life is
better for our souls than the way we planned on. That is why it is so essential
to have good friends we can depend on. People were made by God to be social,
and learn important lessons from a plethora of people.
The reason
we need to be open to learning from others is because it will be essential to
our vocation. For example, if it is God’s will for you to get married, there
will be quite a lot of sacrifices that have to be made because of the other
person. This other person who you are now bound to, will have different hopes
and dreams, and you will need to have the humility to work with their dreams as
well as your own. If we can perfect such a humility, life and all it’s
potentials will significantly open up, instead of us being selfish and shutting
out every idea that is not our own.
The
importance of who we spend time with and our environment then comes into play.
Since we’re adults now, it is our responsibility to choose our friends as well
as our living situation. These two things will play a large role in molding who
we are and our futures. If we live in a chaotic home, with friends who do
nothing but look down on us, how will we ever learn about life and all it’s
beautiful qualities. Every human deserves people who love them and a peaceful
place to call home. Never stop fighting for what you deserve. God created you
in His likeness, it’s His will.
Let us then
pray, stay humble, and live life to the fullest. Because life and learning all
it’s lessons is a glimpse of what is in store in heaven. Seeing God face to
face is like looking in a beautiful infinitely deep well. Every time we gaze at
God in the beatific vision, we will learn new eternally beautiful concepts and
lessons we had never dreamed of on earth. Always stay humble, because in all
these life lessons lies an incredible form of love from the heavens.