So lately I have been thinking about the idea of having and not having. This idea is a truth in our world that we all must face. All of us have things that we do or don't have case closed. I think however that we spend so much time thinking on what we don't have instead of what I see as the more logical of haves.
Why are we so obsessed with this idea of not having something. Often in the First World the things that we are obsessing over having are not things that we need, but things that we desire. I know that it is not bad to have desires, but I think the problem begins when we are so caught up in those desires that we forget the blessings that we already have. Even if you are relatively poor in the United States you will have much more than those around the world.
I am not saying that we should all be hermits and just live off the land. I am saying to we need to reexamine our own lives for our priorities. If we are sitting there complaining that things don't go our way, then asking ourselves does it really have to go that way? If we are given something but it is not really what we wanted, should we be upset about that or be happy with the gift?
These things on this earth that we amass are meaningless in the grand scheme of things. How is it that a child in deepest poverty in another part of world can be sooo happy, but a child here in the United States can be so upset with having so much. I know that this is a much bigger issue than this, and this tiny blog post does not even touch the surface. These are things that have just been rumbling in my head.
I also know that I am guilty of this same thing that I am complaining. When I saw how much my tax return would be my first thoughts were not how could I use this money to do good, but it was how can I spend it on myself. I need to keep asking these question and know that there may not be an easy answer that can fix all things.
Why are we so obsessed with this idea of not having something. Often in the First World the things that we are obsessing over having are not things that we need, but things that we desire. I know that it is not bad to have desires, but I think the problem begins when we are so caught up in those desires that we forget the blessings that we already have. Even if you are relatively poor in the United States you will have much more than those around the world.
I am not saying that we should all be hermits and just live off the land. I am saying to we need to reexamine our own lives for our priorities. If we are sitting there complaining that things don't go our way, then asking ourselves does it really have to go that way? If we are given something but it is not really what we wanted, should we be upset about that or be happy with the gift?
These things on this earth that we amass are meaningless in the grand scheme of things. How is it that a child in deepest poverty in another part of world can be sooo happy, but a child here in the United States can be so upset with having so much. I know that this is a much bigger issue than this, and this tiny blog post does not even touch the surface. These are things that have just been rumbling in my head.
I also know that I am guilty of this same thing that I am complaining. When I saw how much my tax return would be my first thoughts were not how could I use this money to do good, but it was how can I spend it on myself. I need to keep asking these question and know that there may not be an easy answer that can fix all things.
