Good Morning America! The Importance! Everywhere we go we are confronted by things that are important- but to who? Whats important to me may not be important to you. We can ask ourselves whats important, but what does that really mean? Does it mean that what we consider important may not really be important in the big scheme of things? Maybe were not important at all, or maybe we are but just dont know it yet. Or maybe we need someone else to compare ourselves to to feel important, or maybe we need someone to praise us to feel important. A lot of people take the approach of belittling someone else to feel important, or by comparing themselves to others to believe theyre more important. But are they really as important as they feel they are? Does feeling important have anything to do with being important? Is being important really that important to us? Does importance have an importance in itself? Maybe its not important. What matter does the importance of one thing have over another? Who decides whats more important anyways? Whos to say one persons child is more important than another or another persons heart worth more than another? We lose our way from time to time when we forget whats important to us. Some spend a lifetime looking and never think they find it. Weve become a culture seeking fulfillment in physical things and tangibles that often we overlook the everyday gifts that bring us the greatest joys- simple pleasures, clean air, beautiful bird songs, ice cream, good company, kind words, a helping hand, the majesty of nature, the leaves changing colors in fall, the flowers blooming in spring. We take so many things for granted and concentrate so much on the ownership of things that something that seems to have importance one moment, suddenly loses its luster the next. Perhaps whats truly important to each of us is simpler than we may believe. Perhaps it lies at the foundation of each of our beings, found in the basic structure of who each of us are: our values and beliefs, our hopes and dreams, our ideals and our passions. Whats important to me? What should I do differently today that didnt work yesterday? Am I happy with the choices I made? What can I do from this point on about who I am inside to make myself a better person if Im not happy with who I am now? What do I fear and why? And what is it thats really important in my life? Is acquiring material wealth no matter the cost really that important? Is being seen, worshipped, or placed on a pedestal really that important to make me feel like a worthwhile individual? Is feeling that I fit in a group so important that its worth sacrificing my ideals, values, and everything I believe? We are each blessed with the greatest gift of all, the freedom to choose. Life is all about choices, touching others, and being touched by the acts of others each day. Its about who we really are. Its about finding our true selves and being honest about what we feel and what we believe every hour of every day. It is absolutely important that each of us never surrender those things we feel are right and true within ourselves. To do so would only leave us feeling like weve betrayed the foundations of who we are. Never surrender the honesty of your hopes, your dreams, or your values, no matter what anyone says. In the end, the person you really have to live with isnt your parents, your friends, or those who pressure you into doing things. Its YOU. Never forget from where you came. Never lose sight of where you are. And always look forward to where you want to go to chart your course over the great oceans of life. Some will navigate by the stars, some by the charts, and others by the winds alone. They all reach destinations and exotic ports of call eventually. Some stop for a while, while others journey on. But the memory of their journey will be recounted from the lips of the other travellers they met along the way. Some will recall the friendships they forged with them if not for a little while, others will recall their choices at difficult crossroads. But the most poignant memories will often be the acts of compassion or courage that lept forth from their hearts because it was who they were. My friends, at the end of the day, what is important is what God offers us. A purpose, a direction and life! For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 What is important to you, America?
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 12:31:14 +0000
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