The scripture for today, May 15, is Ecclesiastes 5:15 as found in the Old Testament of the Bible:
“Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand.”
As most people enter their senior years, they finally understand this verse. In their youth they struggled to get jobs and status and things. Some accomplished it and some didn’t.
But in the senior years….
when health is gradually declining….
the world is passing them by….
and they are sitting in their chair most of the time,
….the main thing people look back on is what difference they made in their world, and how they did or did not help people important to them.
Often in their senior years when their income goes down and they are….
living only on a small pension,
and they are unable to keep their big house,
and fancy car, and impressive stuff,
….they realize they are still the same person inside regardless of what they own.
Ask a senior what they want for a birthday present. It is not likely to be things. It is likely to be time spent with a loved one.
Well My! You certainly got most of it right. These Golden Years aren’t all we thought they would be are they?
I have 4 doctors appointments in 4 different towns next week. Is that they way I thought it would be?
Not quite! But on the other hand I have YOU and many others to offer me solace.
Larry and thanks for taking the time to post.
Perhaps we should pray that God would make these blog people make the letters big enough to read so we could see what we are typing!
Well, I have learned to use my ctl/+ to make words bigger. I have one friend who emails me with proabably 8 point lettering. Hang in there.
Well! Who would have believed the ctrl/+ thing? But it sure spreads the fingers from both hands out !
Thanks for the tip!