Busy isn't respectable anymore.Well said. Life's true value isn't about the stuff or the appointments. I have never understood how so many people seem to truly think they NEED granite counter tops, 3500 sq ft for a family of four, car notes and the kids have to play every sport imaginable. I know people who spend all their awake time either working or running the kids to some sport practice. I mean what is the point of all that, if, to get those things and the supposed status that comes with, we are never at home or even together? I am not saying we should just all go be lazy do nothings. But making sure that when we are busy, it is worth while and productive. And that our priorities are more on values and real life than belongings and keeping up with the neighbors. I LOVE that he says we should learn to "live within our means". (My parents always tried to teach us to live this way.) And that our "means" do not require the money to buy 50 pairs of shoes and the newest fanciest car on the lot. (And believe me, that is an EASY temptation.) I truly believe that God did not put us on this earth just so we could run ourselves into the ground until we die. This is one of my rants. But it is nice to know that I am not the only one who thinks and feels this way. There have been years when I have wondered... Life does not need to be crazy in order to be full. Time to get back to real life basics America. It is better that way, I promise. :)
