Necessary

Being retired, I've started reading the paper more regularly.
One day I even read the 'Vital Statistics' section.
I noticed that twins--a boy and a girl--were born to Jennifer and Terry Necessary.
So, now there are two more babies that are Necessary.

I had never heard the last name Necessary before.
Isn't that a wonderful name?
Don't all of us want to be Necessary?

I looked in the phone book, and sure enough, there are
several families in our area named Necessary.
I looked up the name Unnecessary, but there weren't any.
In philosophy, the opposite of necessary is contingent.
So, I looked up Contingent in the phone book; couldn't find anyone
named Contingent.

As a believer in the Biblical God,
I believe everyone of us is necessary.
We are not here for nothing.
Each one of us is here because we are needed.
Without me or without you, the world would be
without something necessary.
Our lives count.
We are here on purpose.

In a sense we are all named Mr. Mrs./Ms. Necessary.
And we are all 'twins.'
We have our feminine side and our masculine side.
Both sides are necessary.

I hope Jennifer and Terry Necessary's twins grow up
knowing the significance of their name.