Who Is On Your Top?

Who is considered to be “important” in my life? To me, if you are important, I will go out my way to do anything for you. You’re someone I go to for advice. Someone who have been there for me when I had my ups and downs, and no matter what decisions I made, they still loved and supported me. So who made my top three? It’s simple and obvious…me, my parents, & G-O-D! Growing up in the military, we moved on the constant, so I barely had time to connect to anybody, it was only natural that I didn’t connect to no one, so that when moving time came, it wasn’t so hard.

Why did I choose myself? Who lives their life thinking they are not important, some people may think that I’m conceited, when I just…hmm how shall I say it…“I got a big ego!” To keep it short, I have to worry about myself. Most of everything I do in life is to better me and my life. One who does not think for themselves, is not living at all.  

My parents are my heroes! Yes physically and technically there are two of them, but they work together as one. Not being my biological parents, they didn’t have to take me under their care. They could’ve been living the fabulous kid-free life, but they decided to take that challenge. Knowing kids have baggage, they accepted it. I will admit, I was no easy child to raise. But with patience and persistence they raised me to be who I am today, a successful-bright young man. Not once have they turned their back on me, they are my rock.

Now without the belief of God, I don’t know how life would be. As a born Christian, I was raised knowing that God is important and that we should keep him close. Attending church weekly increasingly grew my awareness that God is someone we should love. He is my personal counselor at times. He answers my prayers and like my parents has never abandoned me. He gave me the life I have now, he got me through my toughest times, and surprised me with all my accomplishments in life. I praise him on the daily for all the blessings he has brought.

Despite the fact that I chose myself to be important, the remainder two will always be important in my books. But as a young adult, I’m waiting for the day where I can have a loved one and kids to also be important in my life!