Buildings

"I wonder if men can be as strong as the buildings they construct."

I wrote this in my journal about six months ago. I cant remember what was happening around me that made me write it down but reading back over it today it struck a cord with me. 

Ive always been fascinated by the skyscrapers in the city. They are so tall and seemingly indestructible. 

The same is true of the adults that we grow up having around us. We think the same thing. 

As an adult though, we realize that those buildings can be knocked down with a simple blast of TNT. We also see the things that can tear down a human being. 

Drugs

Divorce

Illness

Losing a job

Losing a house

Drama with friends

Bills

Death

All of these things have a greater potential to knock someone down, but they all effect us in some way.

If a building gets destoyed, there are ways to rebuild it. Man does that. The building may even be taller stronger and more beautiful.  However, as humans when something messes up our normal flow of life we have to accept it, learn from it, move on. What is interesting though is most of the time.... we become stronger and more beautiful also. 

So all in all... I still have no clue what the quote meant to me or why it came to me in the first place. Its an interesting thought though. What does it mean to you?

*Southern Belle