Time Does Not Change Things It Only Reveals Them
A short story about the natural seasons of life
It took me many years to learn about people and the difference between character and maturity. I assumed when I was young I acted a certain way because I needed to mature in develop as a person. I never thought about my character very much I knew I should not lie or steal so I thought that was good.
As life unfolded I began to understand I needed to keep my word even if it was to my detriment. I also understood I needed to own up to my mistakes and not tell half-truths or leave things out just to make myself look honest. Guess what that is a character issue, those are things that begin in the heart and are manifested in one’s life.
I will not tell you how old I was when I came to that revelation I will say I looked at my family tree and wondered why didn’t they discuss character issues with us, they discussed everything else. I’m not one to blame or point fingers I investigated and found out a few things about my ancestors.
Time showed me more things than any words could have revealed. In the Western culture, many say they are Christian go to church or have some religious affiliation. In my family we just don’t go to church or claim a religious affiliation and don’t practice it. In other words, we practice what we preach.
Not because we don’t want to look like hypocrites but because we have a fear and respect for God that we don’t play about religion and our relationship with God. I learned that through observation in our family if a family member was having difficulty with an issue we did not announce it or go to church as though we were doing well.
Our family for generations has addressed the issue with the loved one, time revealed that to me. Another thing time revealed to me is that if I did not deal with the concerns I had my concern would eventually spill out and deal with me. As I said earlier in the story these are character issues I never considered. My family for generations has been open communicators and did not speak on character and integrity either due to our religious background.
Time has been a friend and a foe and I understand now why time has a way of revealing things when you are ready to understand them and handle them.
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