I had to work on something difficult and tedious at work today. In the bookkeeping part of accounting that happens often. There’s a lot of times when there’s a project that takes many hours and concentration, but it really isn’t something that is too difficult to do. When I am faced with a project like that, I often find myself not thinking about getting the project completed. Instead, I think about the work that I am doing in the present and I know that I will eventually get to the end at some point.
I have found that same attitude has helped me to have a better understanding on life. Raised in Christianity, I always was taught from before I could remember that I should be good so that I could go to Heaven, and I shouldn’t be bad so that I wouldn’t go to Hell. The problem is that I don’t think my life should be defined by the end of it. What I decide to do with my life today shouldn’t be defined by what will happen after I die. The end doesn’t justify my life. So, just like if I were working on a project, I’m not going to worry about when my life is completed or what comes after it, I want to think about what is happening now. I want to know God as much as I can now. I want to know love, forgives, and God’s grace. I want to feel thankful for every minute and every second of my little life.
I saw a video today of someone who claimed to be so smart. He bordered on being a cult leader. He said anyone watching the video should panic because they didn’t have enough money and they should start doing something about it today. As I saw that one clip, I laughed because I may not be the smartest person in the room, I may not have all the answers, but at least I know that no one is ever going to have enough money. It’s a pointless pursuit. When I die, all the money in the world won’t matter.
As I live my life, I know that at this moment, I am connected to every human being that has ever lived, that is living, and ever will live because we share the same life force. I know that regardless of religion or belief the same entity or force created all of us. I believe that in everyone’s life that person experiences love somehow. Either they are loved, or they love someone. Life, creation, and love connects us all. Not just today, but from the beginning, in the present, and until the end. Who could ask for money, Heaven, or anything else?
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
