A Look at Life

I was watching Good Morning America this morning. They were showing some of the devastation and suffering as a result of the tsunami. I realized what a greedy people we really are. We need bigger cars, bigger homes, fancier clothes, more expensive furniture, higher paying jobs and what does that get us? We end up with air and water pollution, depletion of our natural resources, ulcers, cancer and other diseases. How can we be so greedy when there are people in the world who have nothing? We are such a rich country. Even the poorest people in our country are much richer than some of those in other places. These people have no cars, no big houses, no super highways, no great supermarkets full of the latest gourmet foods, but they manage to survive. How can we desire so much more when others are lacking? Are we really happy with our “things”? Would we be much more content if we had less? Would it be possible for us to downsize? Would there be much more for those who have less than us if we didn’t have so much? Would our air be cleaner, our water purer, and our life simpler? Would our families be happier and more stable? Paul said in Philippians 4:11, “…I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” How many of us can say that? Take a good look at your life. Is it possible for us to be content with the basics of life? Maybe we could do without all of the extras. Maybe we would be able to communicate with each other, love each other, and have compassion for each other. Maybe we would have time to meet with God and live content, happy, productive lives. Think about that for a while.