Never Get Used to It.

Never get used to the homeless man sleeping on the side of the road — no matter how many you pass.

Never get used to the poverty you see in the world — no matter how much of it you witness.

Never get used to the way your marriage is today — no matter how good (or bad) it is.

Never get used to having your family around — they are gone before you know it.

Never get used to it.

Instead, use these encounters and experiences. Use them to engage and change something for the better.

• Say hello and offer a bag prepared for the homeless. Or at least have a conversation.
• Engage with a nonprofit to help the world’s orphan problem, poverty, water crisis or otherwise.
• Continue to work at your marriage.
• Call your mom (or dad, or both).

It’s not rocket science.  If we want a different result we have to take a different action — and never get used to the current state of things.