Sir Lowry’s Pass has made me reflect on many facets of my life, but the most dominant area is with regards to family. Every visit I have left with an altered view of family. To them there is nothing more important than relationships. The relationship they most visibly show as most important is their family. However, the most disturbing part of their family life is that most families appear not to have their fathers living with them anymore. This is also the greatest irony since if the men took family as seriously as is portrayed to us during our visits; they would obviously stay with the family and care for them. Therefore, it seems that this view of family as the most important aspect of life seems to apply primarily if not exclusively to the women at Sir Lowry’s Pass.
What I want to stress in this blog is the changes and aspects of my family that Sir Lowry’s Pass has induced. First of all when I go back to Atlanta I want to make spending time with my family a priority. Additionally, when I get into the next stage of my life and start having a wife and kids of my own I want to create an atmosphere centered on relationships and family rather than material goods. In America, a lot of people lose sight of this. In particular, a lot of men will spend countless hours at work in order to make more money so they can buy more things. On the other hand, I want to balance my life between work and my family in a healthier way. The last area is that I want to make sure to take every possible step to stay with my family and not divorce my wife. Seeing all of these kids fatherless has been a tough thing to swallow because it is apparent that when things got tough they decided to split instead of help. This is especially difficult considering they were directly responsible for the kids, which are the major source for the drain on money. Therefore, witnessing all of this has refocused me to committing and dedicating myself to staying with my wife, and if I get divorced for some reason supporting my family no matter what.
My time at Sir Lowry’s Pass has been an invaluable experience. Among many other things it has reprioritized my view and dedication to my family. Throughout the rest of my life I plan to make it a point to spend more time with my family rather than on myself, do whatever I can to stay with my future wife, and to support my family no matter what happens. Therefore, my three words are family comes first.
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