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September 28 - Smell the roses
28 Sep, 2016
"…Still others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word, but the cares of this life, the 
deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. Yet others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”…Mark 14:18-20
Connor Cartledge shared a post on the South Shields Facebook page with a short cartoon featuring a dog and his companion meandering along a path in a beautiful country scene. A thought bubble appears from the human being with a selection of images. The graphics are of money, things, cares and concerns. The dog then has a thought bubble full of the beauty all around. That's the reason why dogs are happier than humans - they are able to realise that there is more to life than prosperity.
deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. Yet others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”…Mark 14:18-20Connor Cartledge shared a post on the South Shields Facebook page with a short cartoon featuring a dog and his companion meandering along a path in a beautiful country scene. A thought bubble appears from the human being with a selection of images. The graphics are of money, things, cares and concerns. The dog then has a thought bubble full of the beauty all around. That's the reason why dogs are happier than humans - they are able to realise that there is more to life than prosperity.
The next image I have is of Sam Allardyce, former England football manager, sitting in the back seat of a car apparently seeking to escape the attentions of the press, hiding behind his phone.
For those who don't know the story 'big Sam' had fallen for a sting and had shown apparent football officials how to save a hill of money.
All this happened before Sam had taken his first training session as Enfland manager.
Two points arise - greed will always find you out. Greed won't make you happy. Money in the bank is just that, in the bank waiting to entrap us into further problems.
The second point is that we live in a society where people are out to entrap you. The thought in many people's lives is not, 'how can we lift this person up' but, 'how can we take this person down?'
Take a dog's advice, it is way more helpful to smell the roses rather than to focus life on things and personal wealth.
Music choice today is "You Are My All in All" - LIVE. Click as usual on the picture to listen.
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