09/02/2025
“I Would Die for Them”
Two weeks ago I argued the classic parenting statement “I love them more than I love myself.”
This week my argument is on another tried and true parenting statement “I would die for them.”
Would I die for my children?
Absolutely, I believe we are programmed as parents to do just that in a time of crisis. But let’s face it, in today’s world a very small percentage of parents are actually faced with the dilemma of their life over mine. I propose that a more difficult and challenging statement to live by is “I would LIVE for them.” In fact, let me refer to a lyric from your kid’s favorite band 21 Piolets.
““I’d die for you,” that’s easy to say
We have a list of people that we would take
A bullet for them, a bullet for you
A bullet for everybody in this room
But I don’t seem to see many bullets coming through
See many bullets coming through
Metaphorically I’m the man
But literally I don’t know what I’d do
“I’d live for you,” and that’s hard to do
Even harder to say when you know it’s not true.”
To me living for my children is so much more powerful, so much more meaningful for their future.
I want my children to see daddy eating well not to fit into my skinny jeans (yep got a pair) but to be building my temple. I want my children to see the results of my time in the gym not as fuel for the classic kid’s argument “my dad can beat up your dad”, but that I am fighting to stay away from the cardiology and oncology wards.
I want my children to see me reading books to understand this world we have been blessed to live in, and not vegging out on the couch binging on Love Island. I want my kids to see my passion and excitement for what I am blessed to do from the hours I am away from them at work, and not hear me complaining about how things didn’t go exactly my way at the office.
I want my kids to see me working my tail off to leave a legacy that they can be proud of and not just looking forward to the day I retire. I want my worldly accumulations to be passed on for generations to come and not to fund my “golden years' ' in a nursing home.
I want my kids to ask me to get adjusted when they fall or are not feeling quite themselves because I have taught them the most valuable lesson on health, you were designed to heal. Healing comes from the brain down the spinal cord and out to every organ tissue and cell in your body. The adjustment allows this process to take place at the utmost potential.
Dying for your kids is a noble thing, but a gift that I pray you never ever have to give.
My prayer for you is that you begin today to truly live for your kids (or those that you love and care about). Don’t miss appointments, don’t skip your at home exercises, remove the interference and allow that God given health to flow from above, down, inside, out. Eat better, exercise more. Think positively about your body, your future and your present situation. Eliminate toxins from your life, this includes the people that want you to choose dying for your kids as opposed to living for them.
Let us know if you need help implementing another essential of MaxLiving into your lifestyle to improve your ability to truly live for your children and those whom you love!
Max Blessings,
Dr. Alex Pattison
