by Sally Britton
"A viewing
a day...
to keep the
blues away!"
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SELFISH? OR SELFLESS?
SOH
Productions
You'd think
that to eat, drink, and be merry...
is what life is all about, judging by the values thrown at us by
television and
magazines today.
"Just have a good time." "Think of yourself,
first and foremost." "That's all there is." "Do a little
something here and there, to help someone else, maybe volunteer a bit.
But most
of the time, think of YOU." "Create YOUR identity. Have YOUR own
things." "Take care of yourself." "PAMPER yourself. Have a GREAT
time. Have FUN!".....
Well, I think life is more than just that. I think
that to feel REALLY satisfied it takes more than that. This life isn't
just
about living selfishly.
Someone once said that to be happy you need three
things: "Someone to love, something to do, and something to believe
in." Boy, how true that is! I have found that happiness does come in
thinking about others more than yourself. That's just how it is.
I believe that
the whole reason for us even being here on this earth is to learn to
love our
fellow man. How far away we have strayed! But to be happy, to be really
happy
depends on just getting out there and DOING something for others.
Then, when we
start thinking of others, and try to help them with their problems,
even if
only with a listening ear, we start forgetting about ourselves.... and
so many
of our own problems just vanish. It is a law of nature, a law of life
itself.
Life IS more than just having a "good time" "numbing our
senses", and living selfishly. It’s about living self-less-ly......
God's
ways are NOT our ways. His ways are ways of love. Only as we learn
these things
will we find real happiness, and the rewarding feeling of having done
something
truly worthwhile.
And THAT, --- is FUN!!!
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