Putting Up My Hand

My world religions class always leads to raise interesting points in my life. The last class I was in led to an interesting thought in my life. My professor said that "If you had a choice, would you put up your hand to be a part of the human race?" With all the pain, all the suffering, all the loss, would you really choose to be a part of all of that?

My answer to that is very easy. I would absolutely put up my hand. And here are my reasons why.

Despite the fact that life is full of suffering and pain, that is not all the life is full. Life is full of rain, but also rainbows. There is loss, but for that to happen, there is also gain. There is the gain of friendships, family and many amazing people who cross our lives. There the most amazing moments of first kisses, surprise meetings, bringing new life into the world.

There are incredibly hard moments in life. When you lose the one that you love, you feel that your world has shattered into so many pieces. When you lose the one who you love, that means you would have found that one that you could love. Finding one that you can love is one of the greatest gifts in the entire world. In order to lose something, you have to have found something. Finding something is an incredible gift and something to be treasured.

Being a part of the human race is something that is hard. There are days when it truly sucks. But there are days when it the most incredible thing in the world. There will be pain and suffering, but there will also be joy and redemption. So if someone were to ask me if I would put my hand up to be a part of the human race, this is my answer. Absolutely. I would not want to miss any of this for a million dollars.