The women I miss and why
Please forgive my musing today but I am pretty reflective on how life has changed over the last several years.
I miss my mom and my mother-in-law, two of the most godly women I have known. Joy, selflessness, service, friendly, loving women whom I always felt comfortable around.
They were just great women. They weren't trying to be something or become something, or show themselves off, they just were great human beings. Everybody loved them.
Virtue ethics says that the goal in life is to be the right kind of person and then the actions flow out of that, rather than vice versa. One is to work on being virtuous and loving virtue. We do the right thing because it is the right thing and we love what is right, not because we are commanded to. I feel like that is why these two women were so wonderful and hold such a special place in my life.
There are others who are still alive who are like this (I won't mention names because I wouldn't want anyone to think I am excluding them), but for the most part I see such a lack of virtue these days (both in men and women). We are so busy trying to do and become, that we lose sight of being.
I have to keep asking, what kind of person do I want to be? What do I really love? Do I love virtue? Do I love faith, hope and love? Do I love justice, prudence, moral goodness, temperance, and fortitude?
What do I love? For we become what we love.
I have to conclude that my mom and my mother-in-law loved Jesus and all his excellence. They loved virtue and it showed in their lives. I miss them because being around people like that not only brings comfort and wisdom, but also inspires you to be better yourself.
Death is an inevitable reality in a fallen world and while I know they are experiencing joy inexpressible and full of glory, it doesn't negate the fact that I wish I could still see and talk with them. They were good people.
Well said Gary.