Triumph, Tragedy and Unknowns

Bringing a child into this world, many resist, afraid of....what?

Joy of participating in blossoming hope?

Fear of not knowing how to raise a child without injury by

feast or famine, flood or war, disease or just a skinned knee?

Fear of not enough ~ money, time, knowledge.................

To continue the human race 

children must be 

born and raised,

educated and developed

with whatever they have been given,

and whatever parents have to give.

More close to home, it can be really quite selfish.

Gurgling belly laughs,

pleasure in the words ‘I love you’,

excitement of each success

anticipation as unknown and fearsome territories are explored,

with learning and struggle to gain hard won ground.

A child’s epilepsy is one such challenge

for parents, and for the child,

making successes richer and full of pride,

and yes, there may be many tragedies.
Tragedies and successes experienced which may or may not
have anything to do with epilepsy.

Bringing a new life into this world full of so much

good, bad, indifferent and so very many unknown’s

is an act of bravery and of faith.

Faith that whatever challenges arise,

they can be met squarely to become 

a strong piece of the family’s fabric.

“We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; 

foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we 

need when we come to man’s estate, is the gift of education.”

~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau