Whatever field you are in, it will be good to sit down periodically to take stock of your goals. It is always helpful to ask yourself, “Am I on the right track?” We may find that we spend too much time and attention on the financial aspects of our life or on our careers at the cost of neglecting our families, our personal and spiritual growth.
There is a story about a young boy who was walking when he found a penny. He found no one to return it to; so he kept it as his own. He was so excited about finding the penny that wherever he went, he looked down to see if he could find more. As he grew up, he continued to walk looking down to see if he could find more. As he neared old age, he calculated all the money he had found. It was about $15. When he told his children, his daughter said, “You spent your whole life looking down and only made only $ 15, but in the process you missed out on seeing thousands of sunrises and sunsets, hundreds of rainbows, beautifully coloured trees, the beautiful blue skies and the smiles of passing people. You have missed out on so many beauties of life.”
We may not only miss out on the beauties of nature and the joys of relationships with other people, we may also be missing out on the greatest treasure of all — our spiritual riches.
There is nothing wrong with earning a livelihood. However, when earning money becomes all consuming at the cost of our health, our family, or our spiritual growth, then we may be leading an imbalanced life. We need to set priorities in life. In doing so, we can devote some time daily to meditation, some time to selfless service, some to our family, and some time to our jobs. We will find that we will excel in all these areas and will attain our goals in a fully satisfied life.
There is a story about a young boy who was walking when he found a penny. He found no one to return it to; so he kept it as his own. He was so excited about finding the penny that wherever he went, he looked down to see if he could find more. As he grew up, he continued to walk looking down to see if he could find more. As he neared old age, he calculated all the money he had found. It was about $15. When he told his children, his daughter said, “You spent your whole life looking down and only made only $ 15, but in the process you missed out on seeing thousands of sunrises and sunsets, hundreds of rainbows, beautifully coloured trees, the beautiful blue skies and the smiles of passing people. You have missed out on so many beauties of life.”
We may not only miss out on the beauties of nature and the joys of relationships with other people, we may also be missing out on the greatest treasure of all — our spiritual riches.
There is nothing wrong with earning a livelihood. However, when earning money becomes all consuming at the cost of our health, our family, or our spiritual growth, then we may be leading an imbalanced life. We need to set priorities in life. In doing so, we can devote some time daily to meditation, some time to selfless service, some to our family, and some time to our jobs. We will find that we will excel in all these areas and will attain our goals in a fully satisfied life.
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