The importance of family

You know, there is no one in this life that will stand by a person like family. The world is made up of all kinds of people. I would have to say mostly good people from all races, languages and countries. Those who say that people are basically bad do not know one thing about humans. Everyone has two things in their personality when they are born. The desire to be a good person to others and the desire to survive. It is built into our basic DNA.
I want to go on record as saying I am fortunate enough to have the best family a person could ever have, or ever hope for. I have a loving wife whom I would definitely take a bullet for if I had to. I have three beautiful, intelligent and loving daughters whom I am very proud of, not to mention three wonderful grandchildren and a fourth to be here by the end of June. I also have two of the most caring and well rounded son-in-laws that a person could ever want. I have the best cousins in California and San Antonio that one could hope for. Finally, I have great brother-in-laws. In the category of being blessed, I am a saint.
This old world (society) can stomp on your face, tear you up or wail on your spirit but when the chips are down, family will do whatever is necessary to ensure you are okay. So I say with all of my heart, thank you family for being my family.
A hundred years from now when we are all gone, it will be family that remembers that you were once a soul on this earth living and loving and doing all of the things you were meant to do.
The sad thing about today is the fact that when someone gets so depressed that they feel like taking their own life, they have to take a half a dozen people with them. This is a terrible thing and should not continue if we are going to survive in the future. The fact that people get like that tells me that we lack the support system as humans to drag people out of these holes they have dug themselves in. It is all about "me" in this society and the heck with the other person. What is the world going to come to? I'd like to think that it will always be a good place as people wake the hell up and remember, you are not the only one sharing this planet. We Americans take so much for granted it is not even funny. A child in a third world country starving to death can get us to say "that is terrible" but it cannot get us to reach in our pockets and try to help them. Out of sight, out of mind sort of thing.
But basically people are good and I am glad to be a part of this world and look forward to being a part for many years to come. But I wouldn't be near the person I am today without my family.

Thanks for listening