Love is the only legacy that matters. Let’s not point our love in the wrong direction.
—Donald Miller
Falling in love with your spouse is great. Making a lot of money is awesome. Crushing it at work is the best. It’s nice to have a big house or to go out and have a wonderful night with friends. But there is nothing quite like coming home to your kids. Having them rush into your arms for a hug. Feeling them fall asleep on your chest on the couch. When they climb on your shoulders. When they talk to you about something they’re excited about. When you hear them coming around the corner, excitedly saying your name, and they jump into your bed.
Nothing’s better, as Bruce Springsteen put it, than blood on blood.
There is a lot of great stuff in life, but nothing is better than family. That’s what he’s saying. The blood relationship is not what he’s talking about. He’s talking about the bond. The people you’d do anything for.
So the question to think about today is: If this really is the best and most important thing in your world, are you really building your life around it? We pull extra hours at the office to get promoted. We take risks to make investments with our money. We make plans to see friends or have fun. But do we actively sacrifice and scheme so that we might have more of that one pleasure that tops them all? Do we actively prioritize the thing that truly matters most? Those moments when blood is on blood, when family is together?