Hard Work

So, I'm on my way back from the valley. Two and a half more hours until I reach my destination into Holbrook, Az. I am drained from the weekend I managed to continue on for one more day and that involved me attending a 21st birthday party. I am pretty sure you all think a party as in alcohol and loud music,but your wrong. I attended a birthday party that involved numerous kids running around everywhere inside and out. As family members put on tha finishing touches to the meal that was about to be served and elderly individuals carried on conversations among one another while I sat on the couch staring into the TV screen where two teen boys were playing mortal kombat on a PlayStation3. I then hear the eldest member call out to the boys "Turn the TV off." The TV turns off. All is silent with a few young children giggling and yelling "Tag you're it!" outside the kitchen window. The TV is silent and a prayer is said. Mothers and fathers call in sons and daughters notifying them that dinner is ready to be served. As they begin to swarm in one by one, like baby ducklings playing follow the leader they go to the bathroom to wash off their unsanatized hands. Everyone else then serves themselves (anxious to get to the cake the family tries to help one another finish off every last bit of food that was left in the dishware.) Finally in walks the cake. Everyone stares as it's being set preciously in the center of the dinner table. Everyone is excited and once again the children are called back inside to sing the "Happy Birthday Song." Running and shoving one another so as to be the closest to the cake chattering about the cake's purple frosting and purple flower decorations, little girls admire each Disney Channel princesses that have been starring since before I was born. Again all is quiet and one more prayer is being presented. This time different individuals are congratulating the 21 year old on all her accomplishments. For one, she is a mother of a beautiful two year old baby girl, she attends college and is still going strong, as well as living in a beautiful home where she raises her baby girl. Hearing this womans' family praise her on all of her hard work she has conquered and to see her face light up with so much joy and excitment got me to think that age may seem frightening, but seeing and hearing a 21 year old mother spend time with her family and not having one sip of alcohol in her system while she is being told of every good deed she has over come, is definitly a motivation for me because anything CAN be done with a little push of hardwork and strong will. Young or old, anyone and everyone is capable of anything if they can just find their hard working talent, and one day they will soon find that all of the hard work will be recognized. No matter the ups and downs that may occur throughout the journey hard work will be recognized as long as you DON'T give up.