| STUFF!! |
I think America's problem Begins with the choices we make Our priorities have been rearranged Little give and way too much take! I'm afraid we have become so obsessed With the pursuit of material stuff A larger home ! A better car!! More clothes!!! Enough's enough!! Keeping up with all the neighbors Has now become all the rage While things like moderation Have been crowded off center stage! And in addition; this race for possessions Has manufacturers feeling fine! As prime time adsjust fan the flame And we consumers fall right into line! We may not really need that new gizmo But even if payments are hard? We're off to the store in a massive stampede To whip out all those credit cards! We've all but forgotten simple pleasures The ones that have always been free! A walk in the evening, a relaxing bath A good book!! Or a hot cup of tea! A day spent enjoying Mother Nature Or a quiet half hour in prayer... An old-fashioned chat with someone you love Who perhaps will not always be there! So please take the time to examine your life If all you ever do is acquire? Is it piles of stuff with no purpose at all? Or things that enrich and inspire? Don't wait too long too acknowledge That these assets you pile up on earth Have not one single ounce of real value When it comes to defining your worth! For eventually we'll all meet the Father In that Heavenly Kingdom on high... & He'll be more concerned with the state of your heart Than in how much you managed to buy! Remember, we all arrived just the same way Cold, screaming and feeling quite stranded!! And no matter how much wealth you build up We're all leaving here empty-handed! How we view death is a personal thing Some see blessing...still others a curse But one thing I'm certain that no one's yet seen Is a U-haul being pulled by a hearse! Dusty Richardson 9/2007 |
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