Guarantees In Life

Guarantees In Life

Here is a new section that we have added to help young people and anyone else that have heard “there are no GUARANTEES in life.”

Wrong!!! Life is full of lots of guarantees. In fact, when you start to think about it, you have more guarantees in life then you ever imagined.

So why are we told “there are NO guarantees in life?” Because that is what people have said for centuries and because people have to realize that there are no guarantees about getting things in life. However, if you have ever eaten, or worn clothes, or have a place to shelter yourself, you know about guarantees. You will encounter many things in common with others. What you might not understand is why they get it at that level and why do I get mine on this level?

So to all the parents that are frustrated their kid or kids don’t have their “stuff” together; or if you hope your child will be better prepared for life knowing the things that many of us learned when we got to our 30’s and 40’s, we hope this section will help all of us to understand we are not alone in our struggles.

So every month and sometimes twice a month, we will offer an explanation of why something is a guarantee in life.

If We Know What To Expect, You Know How To Plan For It.

The Basics:

There is a guarantee that you will need….

1. FOOD- Since the time we are conceived till the day we die, food is one guarantee that we all need. Food can come in many forms and what one person might find disgusting; another might say it is their favorite meal. One thing is for sure, millions in the world eat one meal that could feed a family of four for a day in some parts of the world. Yet not everyone gets what they need.

So remember, whether you get you food from a soup kitchen, grocery store, fast food place, modest restaurant or the most expensive restaurant in town, we all have to eat.

2. SHELTER- No mater where you live in the world, shelter is one safety place we all want to have. I might be a hut made of grass, living under a bridge, a homeless shelter, an apartment, a condo or 10,000 sq ft mansion. We all look to take shelter. We want to be protected by the elements while feeling secure that you are home safe.

So when you go to your shelter, understand that it might be a lot better than most, but the love in that shelter is what truly makes it a home.

3. CLOTHING- There are many times in your life that clothing doesn’t matter. When you’re in the womb, taking a bath or shower, or just a young child that just wants to run around naked, you don’t need clothing...

But in almost every other circumstance, clothes are a must. Why? Because, we don’t live in a giant nudist colony.

You need to be dressed to go out and go to school or work; or going out shopping or visiting someone. Being dressed when in public is required, and if not, it would be a big distraction to us all.

The clothes you chose or didn’t choose to wear will say something about you. Clothes can give you confidence or grief depending on what you wear.

There are all forms of clothing, from fig leaves to designer outfits that can cost hundreds of dollars. As we start out in life, our parent or parents will choose what we wear. As we get into our teen years, we might want what others are wearing. Longing for clothes you can’t afford can make you unhappy or motivate you to figure out how you can get that outfit you want. You will appreciate it even more.

Whether you get your clothes from a church donation or a thrift store, or go to a discount store all the way to the most expensive clothing store, one thing to keep in mind.

Clothes can enhance a person, but what is under those clothes is the real person people need to get to know.

4. Interaction- From the moment we come into this world as a new member of the human race till the day are loved ones bury us, interaction is essential to life.

A baby requires someone to feed and change a diaper and interact with them so they can learn to speak and the natural desire to be around someone as well as the need. As we get older, our needs for interaction changes on different levels, but the need is still there.

Although many people have a lot of interaction with others, family, friends, school, work, social lives, and events, many don’t. However, if you have ever known someone to not want a lot of interaction with others, in many cases there might be deep feelings of doubt and despair. Yet sometimes it could be so simple as being to busy to visit someone, especially family and the senior population.

When two adults pass on the street, there is a good chance they might not say “hi”. But if you add a 3 yr old child in the mix and the adults pass, the child usually bursts out with “HI”. Then the other adult says “hi” and then the parent says “hi”. What changed? A small child too young to know we don’t say “hi” to others, so they do what comes natural.

If we can’t say “hi” to one another then we don’t have a connection to one another. No connection and then it is easier not to feel anything for that person and then makes it easier to harm someone that you feel nothing for. This is a learned behavior and maybe we need to learn from children.

So when you think of the word interaction, see what new interactions you can make to “make” your day and someone else’s too.

Try to interact with 10 new people a day and if nothing else, just say “hi”.

5. Dependency- Like interaction, we develop dependency from the moment we are born into this world. We become dependent on others 'til hopefully we can do most things on our own.

However, even though we do learn a lot to be independent, many don’t learn and can sometimes depend on family, friends, society and others. Yet many of us are frustrated that we can’t count on people to help us; however the ones they are asking for help may have done it themselves and feel you should too.

Developing dependency on others or certain things like cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, or gambling as well as other destructive behavior, can and will at times hurt you.

You can count on dependency to be a part of your life from start to finish. Try your best that if someone is depending on you to do something, you do it from start to finish.

The human race depends on you to do your part.

6. Education- When we think of education, the first thing that may come to mind is a school, college or university. If you haven’t gone through this formal education, we consider many to be uneducated. But that’s a formal and necessary education that not everyone will get for different reasons.

A formal education has given many great opportunities and opened many more doors than those without the formal education. Many are educated at trade schools and many more benefit from it. However, there is a much greater part to education that going to school doesn’t guarantee.

Being educated to interact with others, learning how to dress and how to do simple things like washing dishes, doing laundry or vacuum or mop a floor. A lot of people learn these things, yet we are often surprised when someone doesn’t know how to do these simple things. That is a part of our education we take for granted and yet many don’t know how. Learning the basics in life is also very important.

Discrimination against someone for a lack of formal education is allowed if the job requires it. Also, why should someone hire a person without an education when for the same money they can get someone with a formal education. If you choose not to get or can’t get that formal education, it doesn’t mean you can’t succeed. All you have to do is realize you can do many things, and the formal education will give you more opportunities.

Just remember that along the way many people will try to teach us different things throughout life. As you go through life, I’ve learned that you learn from everyone you meet. You learn from the good what to do to be good, and you learn from the bad what makes them bad and don’t do it.

You learn something everyday till the day you die.
What have you learned today?