Life is short....

A death of a friend, Kemp, who left us too soon has changed my perspective on life. You just never know which day will be your last. Life is so fragile. Make sure in your life that nobody is taken for granted. Keep in touch with loved ones at any cost. Don't have any regrets on how you live your life. A person could be loving, caring, loyal and can do everything right in life; still can be taken away in a single moment. One mistake by a single person can change so many lives. He was murdered by a coward. He cornered him, and shot him at point-blank range. And for what? Because he couldn't control his own life and didn't blame himself for his problems but he blamed someone else who didn't do anything wrong. He killed him, ran, got caught and killed himself. He killed the wrong person, who he thought was having an affair with is wife. It was a classic case of wrong place, wrong time. Kemp was a good person, he always had his friend's back. He was a big guy, who I thought was invincible, but I was wrong. It hurts to see his family mourn his loss at a young age. So much potential is gone just like that. Life is short, you never know when the end is coming. It could be today or fifty years from now. So, do everything that you ever wanted whenever you can. Kemp, you will be missed, and I know you'll be looking down on us. We'll do everything in our power to make you proud.

Religion vs Spirituality

I know have written about this topic but I saw this question posed on TV a month ago, and I had to ask myself the same question. Am I religious or spiritual? I also saw comments on both sides of the debate and was surprised on how many people went with spirituality.

My view on anything is that I want to learn it at my own pace or a pace that I can follow. Religion to me is the same. I hated going to "Sunday School" because I was forced to, not on my own. I hated it at that time and still did. My parents really didn't set the greatest example. My mom couldn't answer any of the questions I asked and my dad seemed not interested. I decided to look else where, other religions, that's when I figured out that they are all the same. They have "stories" that pit good versus evil, teach morals, and the usual. It's just a different road to reach the same destination. I hate how the religion card is used to control a situation or justifying a decision or if you don't follow my religion that "you are an idiot".

I like spirituality because there are no rules. You can believe in whatever you want. Spirituality to me is an a-la-carte; you can take a bit of every religion and make it your own. It's like you believe in a higher being but not necessarily "god" or if you like to meditate to clear your mind and not worry about religious consequences. Or what I believe in, karma. What goes around comes around except in my situation I have built up a lot of good karma, just waiting for it.

That's it for me. Hopefully will post soon.