The last word… someone has to have it… some people MUST have it.. and others cant get a word in edgewise… but its often the last word that is fought about most. Some must dominate a conversation by being louder, seemingly smarter, or just plain more of a bully in a conversation to make themselves look intelligent. Doesnt work that way… intelligence is shown often times in the silence while the smart one… makes himself out a fool…. Why do people often go out of their way to make themselves look more intelligent, when in fact they are speaking way out of their league, with knowledge they dont have, about a subject they have heard about on television… probably the discovery channel on How Its Made… The smarter ones keep their mouths shut and enjoy the show as the “intelligent” one makes a bigger and bigger fool of him or often times… herself… The louder ones seem to want to make sure that everyone gets their thoughts on things… after all… to that one person.. everyone is intitled to his or her opinion.. and he or she will give it loudly. Unfortunately.. too few are willing or able to shut the moronic bufoon’s trap long enough to get them to realize that no one really cares about their opinions.
Its the same way with those who have to have the last word… it often gives them the feeling that they are or were the most important person in the conversation, and that their opinion was the best and brightest…. not always so. Often times, others will let the big mouth big idea person have the last word so that the conversation will die out naturally… unfortunately.. it will lead to the one with the least claim to that last word…
On another plane of this idea… The Last Word… was a thought I had today while driving…. what else do I do? I drive and think… or drink coffee… I was thinking today… between cups of coffee…
What will My last words be? Will they be words of faith, happiness, recipies for My favorite desserts? What will My children hear as My last words to them?
I wonderd this because I tell My wife each morning that I love her before I leave the room for work. I never thought of it before, but if I should be killed in an accident, or maimed badly by a raging chimpanzee on steroids… and not survive because I broke My neck on the banana peels… I at least will die knowing that I said nice things to her before I left.
Do we do that for our families? Do we do that for our parents? Do we share the love and cherish the people before we leave for an uncertain future of the day to come? If we dont… why dont we?
We have no control over when our time here on this earth will end.. so we need to make sure that the last words our loved ones hear, are not harsh, hurting, caustic, or inflamatory words to harm the heart or soul…. we dont want to leave that legacy behind us. We want to leave happy, loving, caring words in their ears… lest it be the last thing they hear us say to them….
Dont go out without telling them you care. Dont drive away angry, planning on making up some time later… dont leave the teenager in tears when a simple “I love you” could heal a wound that will remain forever if you dont return….
Swallow all your pride, feelings, and anger… and leave a legacy of love…. tell them you love them.. let that be your last words each day… each time you leave them behind… one day it will be our last time… and I think we should let them know we care….
peace….
love you!
No Im not leaving without coming back…
MJ
