When Life Gives You Lemons...

My sister asked me to post this rant on the blog so she could read it...even though I already read it to her...*sigh* I posted this on Facebook...but I wanted to rewrite some parts so it's a tiny bit different, but has the same point.

So, I was on FB and I saw a little "like" group called "Unless life also gives you water and sugar, your lemonade's gonna suck", and being so opinionated, I had something to say about how untrue and ignorant this is.

First of all...since when is life a free ride that gives you everything you could possibly need?! Call me crazy, but I always thought you had to work, not just work but work hard, for what you wanted...for as long as I know it's always been that way. With all that said, we should already have the water and sugar in our lives, due to our choices, beliefs and what sort of efforts we put in; you reap what you sow.

Now, this is where my religion steps in and plays a major role in my thinking...for it is who I am. Any Christian who's read The Bible knows that Jesus Christ is not only our Savior and Redeemer but is also referred to as the "Living Water". ( St John 4 for example) If we want peace, everlasting happiness and eternal life, we must have the Living Christ in our lives...and if we do, we shall never thirst. He has those arms stretched out for us and he will draw us in "with healing in his wings" and will make us whole. So if we strive to be more like him, draw unto him, he will draw unto us and we will have water.

Now concerning the sugar..."sugar, spice and everything nice" shouldn't just apply to girls, it should be a part of everyone on this planet. Is it? Not in the slightest...but honestly!! Who likes bitter people?! Who enjoys being around people who are distasteful, hurtful, selfish, crude, deceiving, rude and overall unpleasant? People are drawn to others who are considerate, kind, gentle and loving...when's the last time you've heard someone compliment another for being snotty? Or stuck up? How about sweet? We should already be producing our own sugar for in spite of what the world around us says, people have the potential to be "good"; it just depends on whether they act upon it or ignore it (but even if they ignore it, it doesn't negate the fact that they can be "good").

So already, we have two out of the three ingredients: Water and Sugar. And with these two amazing things combined...you have very sweet water...it may be semi delightful but something's definitely missing. That's where this life we've been given comes into play....and provides the lemons. We have this one life, and yes, it's tough...but it's fair. Even though it may chuck those lemons at you and get juice in your eyes...it as still given you the opportunity to produce a beverage far beyond plain sugar water; it's giving us the upper hand!!! So be grateful; open your eyes and when life give you lemons, you better make that lemonade...or else they will go to waste and all you'll have are lemons that's drip into your wounds instead of in your pitcher. Get off your lazy butt, quit your whining and moping, accept the "disguised gifts" life gives you on a regular basis and make the best of them...for you already have what it takes to make life great...but you only get lemonade if and ONLY if you put all the ingredients together. Don't settle for less and see things for what they are...but what they can be, which includes your situations, and ultimately yourself.

"Unless life also gives you water and sugar, your lemonade's gonna suck"...Unless you also put forth effort to make lemonade, your life is gonna suck.