Kids, A Shared Journey
Kids drain your energy, keeping parents involved. It pushes you to give more, knowing love might not be returned.
Children are experts at draining all your energy, not because they have any kind of professional training, but simply because it’s their God-given gift. To them, it’s a divine gift because it ensures their parents stay somewhat aware and involved in their day-to-day lives. For parents, it’s a gift because it gives them the opportunity to give beyond what they believe is their capacity.
You give, expecting in return the love of your children, fully aware that there is a chance that this love might not be reciprocated when they grow older. You know this because you were someone’s child once as well. They receive love, assuming it is their fair share, not knowing that some parents have no interest whatsoever in loving and protecting their own.
Marriage pushes you to be more aware of your own selfishness, but it seems that the idea is that now, as a team, you and your spouse are ready to face bigger challenges together—challenges that will shape you as a couple and impact someone else's entire way of life... and the generations that follow. It’s an amazing thing.