I believe that if one sells their soul for fame or fortune then they will eventually have hell to pay… whether you have faith or not, our history shows us that this statement is true.
There are those who obtained what they thought was very important to them only to discover that it caused great pain. Perhaps they reached the pinnacle of their life early and then had to live on for many years on the downside of that high to the end, always missing what they once had. How many once famous people have recognizable faces but seem to be adrift because no one cares about them anymore because their talent burned itself out, or they no longer have a purpose in people’s lives.
I thought that I had a goal once… a goal that would have destroyed me and the ones that I love if I had achieved it. Fortunately I discovered the path towards that goal was fun, but the goal was not really my life’s purpose. For a long time I thought that I needed to have someone write a script for me to have a personality or purpose. I discovered that I have a whole team of writers giving me purpose. My entire family is the team who give me my personality and purpose. I am very grateful for that discovery. My destiny was and is my family. Our children and grandchildren give us our immortality if we can leave them with good memories of us and life lessons that they can pass on to their descendents. Only then will the memory of us will live on long after we are dust. I like being referred to as Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Brother, Uncle, Cousin and Friend. But with some of the grandkids living just across the street one of the titles can be exciting. There is currently a television advertisement on when a little boy cries out “Grandpa”… that startles me every time, it will wake me from my nap quicker then anything because I think that something has happened with one of the kids and they are seeking my help!
As I stated in an earlier blog, if our heavenly reward is to relive our life experiences over and over again as if it was the first time, then we need to create as many good experiences as we can right here on this earth. Don’t drag dreadful experiences to the grave with you because wouldn’t it be hell to have to relive those bad memories for eternity?
A very smart young lady that I know told me that it is very hard going through life being angry all the time… it is much more fun to be happy.
I was once required to attend a self awareness seminar at my work several years ago… the one thing that I can still remember from that experience was the question that was asked..."at the end of your life do you want to say I wished that I had spent more time at work, or more time with loved ones?"
In my work I have to read and watch a lot of news. I can see the hurt, that perhaps well meaning people, can have on others because they are trying to push their own values on to the masses. I see politicians trying to twist the truth around to fit their needs. I thought that I had one way of looking at things once until I happened to have a hate spewing (self-proclaimed) Marxist professor for a required Sociology Class and a quiet and very polite Political Science professor directly following.
Because of the type of job I have some people ask me what my political leanings are, I reply it depends on the issues. I do know that some of the news that I digest each day makes me feel really sad. Sometimes I get angry, and sometimes I can’t help but think how some very smart politicians can think that the masses are really stupid.
I see conservative pundits every day bad mouthing “public employees”… I am a public employee, most of my adult life I have been a public employee. First serving in the U.S. Navy for 20 years and now working for the Department of Defense as a civilian employee. I tried working in the private business world. But quickly found out, in my case, that private business owners sometimes aren’t very loyal to employees. Working as a “public employee” you work for the public, and for the most part the public is very grateful for the service that is provided to them
I recently read in a liberal leaning newspaper that a mock congressional hearing was held by a former house speaker and her only “expert” witness was a law student who wanted the government to pay for her birth control. Many people took this seriously and became really upset about it… or at least is seems they are really upset... maybe it is just an act. My thought was “o boy” I can’t wait to see how the late night comedians handle this one. But of course if they did anything with it or not, I wouldn’t know, because I can never stay up late enough to watch. I imagined that the lines would go something like this… “Apparently the law students at Georgetown
Until next time, pay attention to your loved ones, think for yourself and be aware of the lessons others are trying to feed you...and live everyday like it is your last day… one of these days it will be.
