Redemption

Well, we watched Kite Runner last night. I had read the book a few years back and I loved it all over again last night. The movies are never as good as the book, but only because you can not get the same level of involvement or detail. It did give me the same message which I find so hopeful and uplifting.

I believe the message Khaled Hosseini is trying to make is that we will always have opportunities to right our wrongs. I believe the universe brings these opportunities to us again and again, until we get it right. What a fabulous thing!

If you believe this, it means that our mistakes do not define us. Or at least they don't have to. I don't believe that the same people will give you numerous opportunities to get things right. You can only hurt someone so many times. But the same lesson can be learned with different people.

That is not to say, that we won't leave this life with things left undone. I am sure that my brother in law, Steve, would have fixed many things in his life if he had known he had such a short time. He didn't have the same life cycle that many people, who live long lives, have.

I am convince though, that given the time, we will be granted an infinite number of opportunities to get things right. It gives me a very happy and peaceful feeling to know that every new day, can be done differently than the last.

I can look at my past, as recently as yesterday, and figure out what I can do better today. Our redemption is only as far away as our recognition of our mistakes, and the desire to do better. I love that thought, it makes me feel very secure in myself. I know I screw up, but it's the same thing I tell my kids all the time. It's what you do afterwards that matters.