Listening to the radio on Saturday morning, I was interested in an interview with a man who bought a yacht which he sailed to South America. He has taken his family around Cape Horn and into the Antarctic Circle on several occasions. ...
He takes tourist groups for trips ranging from a few days to a couple of weeks. These groups consist of people from all walks of life, including people into their 80s.
What grabbed my attention is that he described the motivation of some of these people who have a heart attack or a cancer scare and then decide they've got to change their lifestyle, and basically squeeze as much excitement as possible into what's left of their life.
It used to be that people in these situations would decide they needed to get right with God, sort out fractured relationships, or generally do something constructive for other people.
Now, it seems we have turned life into a race to collect experiences.
Life has become the ultimate commodity for consumerism. Want a significant life? Just go sailing around the Cape, or trekking in Nepal or do the Kokoda Track.
Life is more than the consumption of events and products.
You were born with a soul and with a purpose. Your soul means that you are a child of eternity and your life has an eternal destiny. What we do here is to prepare us for living in eternity- not just to collect memories until we fade away.
Your purpose- find out what it is. Every person is a unique individual. We don't share our DNA with any other living creature. You were hand crafted by God for a specific purpose. Find out what that is and go and do pursue it with all your energy.
It's a funny thing but people who cram their lives with "must do" experiences end up feeling strangely empty.
Those who give their lives in serving a life cause end up living life to the full- and feeling fulfilled, contented and more alive.
Are you a collector or a giver? A consumer of life or a giver of life?
Blessings
Keith
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