A REASONABLE
PERSPECTIVE
Achieving
joy and contentment in life is relatively simple. Of course, it involves complete commitment to
Christ as our sure and steadfast foundation.
Beyond that, there is the need to maintain perspective, the art of viewing life through the wisdom lens
of The Word, which will keep us focused,
grounded and balanced.
A close friend once offered this
advice: “To gain a reasonable degree of life fulfillment, there are three rules. The first rule
says we must follow the second rule. The
second rule says don’t take yourself too seriously. And the third rule says there is no other
rule aside from the second rule.”
While life is
likely more complicated than that statement, it represents a rather reasonable
and practical viewpoint. Attitude
counts, much more than we may ever know.
So…we should never take ourselves so seriously
that we cannot smile during momentary setbacks, disappointments or failures. We all have our challenging moments, don’t
we? But whenever I find myself obsessing
over some unchangeable circumstance, I remind the man in the mirror: ‘SMILE…it’s
not that serious.” Is there any
supporting evidence? Of course! The sun rose this morning. It will set this evening. And it will certainly rise again tomorrow
morning…regardless of our individual or collective experiences.
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