Americans are richly blessed year round
It seems that the older one gets the faster time flies. None of us need reminding that we are well into the Christmas season. In many cases this time of year brings out happiness, joy and goodwill for many people. Then, on the other hand, it can bring sadness to many individuals. At this time of year many focus upon selfish wants. A large percentage of many of us have things we could live without. Just think of the things we buy that either end up in a yard sale or dump. I always thought it strange to hear folks talk about how much was made on a yard sale. When in fact they sold things at a ridiculously low price, which was bought at a ridiculously high price.
Sometimes we keep things that we should throw away, and throw away things we should keep. Maybe it is hard to tell which is which. Sometimes we say things we should not say, and do not say things that we should say. And, again, maybe it?s hard to tell which is which. Sometimes we do things we should not do, and don?t do the things we should, and again telling the difference may be a problem.
What we value most in life may not be worth as much as we think. Isn?t it funny how much value we place on things. When it comes to ?things,? the American people are most richly blessed. Some may not agree with that, but would you want to trade places with the people of Guyana? I understand they only live with basic necessities.
Basic necessities? This can run into a tremendous question. What would we consider a ?basic necessity.? We Americans throw away more stuff in a day than perhaps a lot of people of other countries live on in a month. Amazingly the American people fills thousands of garbage trucks each day with stuff we just throw away and with convenience packaging. I have wondered how much we spend on packaging that really has no useful purpose other than make the product look more appealing. I saw something one time that look really strange to me. And individual took a product off a store?s shelf, took it out of the wrapper in which it was in, looked at it, put it back on the shelf and got one that wasn?t opened and put it in the shopping basket. If it had been a type of thing to use as a gift, I could understand. But as I remember, it was the type of thing that when one got home, you?d probably immediately tear into the package.
We are presented with many challenges of life though out our days. Sometimes these challenges may conflict with the wishes and ideals of those of which we are associated. Many times it is better not to force our own ideas upon others. If our ideals are worthy ones, then we should try to spread them around. To achieve the highest and to master life challenges is a great goal to strive for.