Have you ever wondered what's it all about?
I have.
In the past couple of weeks I have been totally annoying THGGM by demanding that he tell me what's it all about.
I've been spinning and twirling and dancing the dance of the perplexed.
The part that has become confusing to me is that I look at the people who would bold face tell me what's it all about and I am not convinced at all that they have a clue.
Not a clue.
So far, this is what I've come up with:
If one wants to know what's it all about one really needs to turn to someone who has just been given a death sentence.
Yes. That is right. Without much variation, those people will tell you that it is all about spending time with those you love. Oh, they might all word it differently, but it seems to simply come down to that.
Not more busy-ness.
Not a full calender.
Not a career change.
Not money, success or fame.
None of that AT ALL.
But why is it that only the dying have a clue?
WHY???
If one has learned these things and still seems to have many good years ahead, what good is the knowledge that the dying give to us - if we do not take it?
I spent a very good portion of my life running around in a frenzy of 'good' activity. If it was a 'good thing' I felt I HAD to do it. And, I did - very well, I might add.
But, hindsight has taught me - along with the words of very dear people who have died - that being busy doing just any good thing is NOT what's it all about.
Who am I? What was I put here to do? Who are the people God has placed right in front of me, for me to love?
In the recent past, when I would fall into this crappy funk I'm in, I would stop and ask myself:
Am I loving God with everything I have? Am I loving my neighbor? Am I seeking justice, loving mercy, walking humbly?
That seems to be what the dying understand.
They understand, or so it seems, that the people they are in relationship with are the ones they are to love. Dying people rarely go out and seek new people to love. But, by the nature of their loving, people are drawn to them.
Why is that?
I do not know.
But, I will continue doing what I know, and see where He leads me.
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"They understand, or so it seems, that the people they are in relationship with are the ones they are to love." This is very profound. I seem to keep adding new people to my life. I love learning about people and understanding what makes them tick, what is their perspective on this whole life. But sometimes I have so many allegiances to so many different people outside my family, that it gets in the way of taking care of those that God put in my life as the ones I'm supposed to care for. This is when I find myself really stressed. I'm trying to be everything to everyone. And the other time I find myself stressed is when I'm trying so dang hard to manage all my "things." That's when I think, this CAN'T be what it's all about. Maybe, for you, the move has been an overload of "things." Just taking a wild guess, I only know that it would boggle my mind to have to pack up all my stuff at one time.
This was a thought provoking post.
If your husband would just give you the answer to your deep questions, you could rest much easier. I see this problem as someone (hubby) dropping the ball! Seriously - your asking a timeless question that we all think about. The older I get, the more I ponder that very same question. I'm not one to enlarge my circle of people to love very much - that's not what God intended and it's not good to stay in such a small comfort zone. I think it was something more nurtured in me than my own inclination, nevertheless - it needs examination. Thanks - now I won't be able to rest!
you've written so much, and I have timeonly to skim.... but I love it all. you're not currently dying of something ,are you? You're writing this because you always think real thoughts, right? If you are currently dying, would you mind sending me an e-mail before you go?
xo you I like.
Here is my answer, dear friend:
http://misskris2005.bravejournal.com/entry/24798
I tried to comment, but this is just too profound, too deep, to try to put into a little box. Bless you, Judy...I will pray you find peace. (((((HUG)))))
What's it all about? Here's my short answer:
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself." Luke 10:27
And when you truly come to live in that place, the other thousands of details of Life become clear because you begin to see them His way--and the confusion from the world's varying voices leaves.
Or something like that. :) At least, that's what I've found. Blessings, Debra
Good to evaluate our lives often, we have found. And good to pare down, live more simply and find more time for the important things of life, and mostly that is not things. Hope you come out to a happy place in the search...one where you feel the FATHER blessing you!
Thank you, my friends.
They understand, or so it seems, that the people they are in relationship with are the ones they are to love. Dying people rarely go out and seek new people to love. But, by the nature of their loving, people are drawn to them.
Thanks for the wake-up call. I just put that one in my quotes.
Hugs.
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