If you don’t understand anything else about life, I want you to understand this: I, just like you and everyone else, am going to die someday. It might be today, it might be tomorrow, it might be fifty years from now. In fact, this might be the last conversation I have with you. Not a single moment more is promised to any of us. And when that day comes, I am going to leave this body behind, and stand in the light of God’s truth and love. There will be no more lies or illusions for me to hide behind. I am going to see exactly what it is that I’ve made of myself through my own actions and choices. And here’s what I’m 1000% certain of: it will not matter whether or not I looked like a supermodel; it won’t matter how much money I had or what kind of car I drove or how big my house was; it won’t matter how many beautiful people I had sex with; it won’t matter whether or not I was famous or accomplished. The only thing that will matter is whether or not my presence brought comfort and peace to the people around me; whether or not this world is in some way a better place for my having been in it.
And you need to know that all the forces of society are working to convince you that the day I’m speaking of will never come; that there is nothing worth pursuing but the brief pleasures of this world; that there is no purpose and no hope for this life. The reason you are asked to believe this is because once you forget about your ultimate destiny, you’ll stop making meaningful choices. You’ll become a mindless tool and an object for other people’s use. At one time in history, men enslaved each other’s bodies. Today, they try to enslave each other’s souls. You are a target. Those who want to use you know that if they capture your mind at an early age, they’ll own you for the rest of your life.
You have a clear choice: accept responsibility for shaping your own soul, or surrender to spiritual slavery. I pray with all my heart and soul that God will grant you the strength, courage and wisdom to fulfill the purpose you were created for, no matter how much this world denies and opposes it.
Stand firm and stand free.
Love,
Dad
