Scrupulous

I want to thank Open Diary user “I’m The Professor” for writing the entry, “Conscientious”, which can be found at the link below. 

https://www.opendiary.com/m/imtheprofessor/conscientious-2-6328615/

That entry was especially succinct and so well written and even though it’s a fairly quick read, being only two sentences long and all, in those two sentences, a lot is said and a lot can be taken away from it. 

As I’m reading it, I can’t help but wholeheartedly agree with everything that is said. 

Indeed, we cannot make people remember things, give gifts or even reciprocate thoughts and feelings, send text messages (regardless of reason or even length), or give a damn about things, children included. 

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again.  Mom had always told me that if you’re important enough to someone, they will make time for you.  “Making time” could consist of one displaying the aforementioned gestures and demonstrating any one of those behaviors.  None of those things has to be big either.  Sometimes the smallest of gestures and acts can, in the end, mean so much. 

Wisdom can be found almost anywhere, if your eyes are open to seeing it and your heart is open to absorbing it.

As far as people go, indeed we can’t make them do anything.  The best we can do is hope that they’ll devote the time and energy to us that we believe we deserve, especially if we’ve already exerted ourselves and have shown them that they’re important and special to us.