The last couple of months, all of our lives has been shaken up by events of tragedy that has occurred in our society. We have all heard about the mass shootings in schools and the unthinkable things humans can do to create pain. Humanity seems to be at lost during these time of darkness. We may choose to shake it off like a grain of salt and move on with our lives and pretend it is just part of our society today. To not think much of the value of human life and the domino effect it will have on our society, our community and eventually to our own families can dehumanize us and make us immune to these tragedies. In order to counteract these tragedies, we must acknowledge them and know they exist for a purpose. Sometimes feeling the pain and hurt is needed to open our hearts up to value what is important in life.
We have seen life through the eyes of our customers. Our company works with so many different people and the different stages in life they are walking through, from just getting married to having their first baby, to getting their first career, and to experiencing their first loss of a loved one. No matter what stage or occasion it may be, there is always a celebration. Even during the time of losing a loved one, there is a celebration. It is the celebration of life. If we focus on “celebrating life” then we can start to see the good in people and value one another, see the value each of us can contribute to society and then change can begin. If we focus our value on the material world, we will slowly begin to devalue our relationships with one another and will no longer celebrate life in each of us. It is like throwing a birthday party without the birthday boy/girl. You can still have fun but there is no meaning behind it and no reason to celebrate. Walk through life with a celebration of life, with love, trust, and faith.