Yesterday morning in church the preacher talked to us about money. Of course with the economy right now in ruin and being a college student and daughter of a business owner, money is a very high on the list of topics we talk about in my hosehold and also I think about. But the preacher madde me think that, even if I had all the money in the world, would I be content? NO! Stuff, is stuff, when we die, we don't take stuff with us. Like one of my favorite songs by George Strait, it's says they don't make herst with luggage racks.
So, how does a person become content, without tons of money? I asked myself this, do I have food?
Yep.
Clothes?
Yep.
Someplace to live?
Yep.
A means of getting to where I need to go?
Yep.
So why have I been bitchin? Cause something I ate didn't taste good, when there are people somewhere else in this world who would love to eat what I just threw out? Or my truck's tailpipe rattles and makes this god awful sound when I drive, when there are people who have to walk everywhere in all sorts of weather.
Reflecting on all I have, why am I not content with what I have? When it should be that I'm not content with what I'm doing? That I'm not doing enough to care for my dogs, to help around the house, or to even take care of myself.
No more worrying about my stuff for me now, now it's time for me to worry about what I do with my time, and actions.
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Good plan. :) You make a very good point. It's so easy to get caught up in fake materialistic pleasures - We are a nation of capitalism and commercialism, marketing and PR - we always have someone else telling us what we need to be happy.
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