12.30.2006
Tired
I had a realization today. I take for granted what I have. I was making one of my friends feel bad that he didn't come on this Yurt trip with us yesterday. He didn't want to go because of the money he could be making instead of the adventure. I told him, "But what about the memories?..." Well right after that we went and saw- The Pursuit of Happyness. There was this one part where the main character lends someone five dollars when he, honestly, has no money and how hard it must have been... I turned to my friend and said," I would just punch the guy in the neck and run off with my money," kind of just being stupid when my friend said something. "But think about all the memories..." I know he was playing with me about our last convo. but really, I never thought about it. Money is a big deal to succeed, go to school, live... And here I am saying that the yurt trip was only 15 dollars. Only 15 dollars! I know alot of people I have worked with that could be just happy having that. I am selfish, unthoughtful, and not grateful enough. Makes me think how I really should use money and how I should rethink how I live life. So I realized today.
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That's totally easy to do, take things for granted and be ungrateful. I do it all the time.
Elder Maxwell used to talk about course-corrections in life. When you have a moment of clarity and see something repugnant in yourself, let the feeling have full sway but don't get overwhelmed; make a course correction and keep going. Repentance means to bring yourself back in line.
After I read this post, I was reminded of a conversation I had with my sister last night. She told me of a stake presidents who claimed his greatest desire in this life was to become mature. It's interesting that this was his desire because to the world around him he seemed to be mature in age and stature. She thought about it for a while and realized that his desire was to be more Christlike. Because learning how to act mature in every circumstance and relationship we encounter allows us to think and act like the Savior would. One step at a time.
Then today I realized I think so near sighted. I forget life is so much shorter than I think and the trials I face now will pass by so quickly and I'll never have to come back. Never.
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