We rush around to do so many important things. A meeting. An assembly. A party. We stress out over so many important things. Does he like me? Am I getting fat? Is this true love? Can I afford a bigger TV?
OR
Will I get that job? Will that college accept me? Can I get a 4.0 GPA?
So much of importance that must be accomplished! So much that can possibly go wrong!
Yet, what is a drop in an ocean? What is one day out of an entire year? What is one book in a library?
Minuscule, that's what. Small and unimportant.
So worry! Stress! Rush around and accomplish your single-minded, self-centered goals. Then, when you finally achieve what you were chasing after or despair of ever getting it, look back on the lives you touched.
See the tears you never wiped away. Notice the pain you caused and the scars you created. See the laughter you never got to share and the jokes you failed to tell.
The truth?
It's not really the "Here" and "Now" that matter.
It's the "Who."
Who have you blessed, encouraged, hugged, or loved today?
This week?
Month? Year?
OR
Will I get that job? Will that college accept me? Can I get a 4.0 GPA?
So much of importance that must be accomplished! So much that can possibly go wrong!
Yet, what is a drop in an ocean? What is one day out of an entire year? What is one book in a library?
Minuscule, that's what. Small and unimportant.
So worry! Stress! Rush around and accomplish your single-minded, self-centered goals. Then, when you finally achieve what you were chasing after or despair of ever getting it, look back on the lives you touched.
See the tears you never wiped away. Notice the pain you caused and the scars you created. See the laughter you never got to share and the jokes you failed to tell.
The truth?
It's not really the "Here" and "Now" that matter.
It's the "Who."
Who have you blessed, encouraged, hugged, or loved today?
This week?
Month? Year?
2 comments:
insightful post ruth! i hope you are doing well.
perspective is so hard to keep
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