♥ Successful and Significant ♥
~ Ecclesiastes 12:13 ~
Three of the most important questions that will ever confront us are, . . . . Where do we want to go with our lives?, How are we going to get there? and, Once we have arrived, what are we going to do? . . . . The first question deals with our goals, the second with our ethics, and the third, our significance as a person.
Some people are content simply to survive in life. They do as little s possible. They exert minimal input, they are satisfied with minimal reward.
There are some who have clearly defined goals and reach them. But having reached their goals, many of these dynamic, successful people find life still has no purpose or meaning to them.
Others aspires for significance. Not necessarily wealthy or famous, they touch the lives of others in such a way that our world becomes a better place. They are the ones who see a need and fill it.
No one is ever really happier than when he or she rises to the level of significant living. That's how we are designed.♥
P.S.
A young soldier and his commanding officer got on a train together. The only available seats were across from an attractive young woman who was traveling with her grandmother. As they engaged in pleasant conversation, the soldier and the young woman kept eyeing one another ---- the attraction was obviously mutual. Suddenly the train went into a tunnel and the car became pitch black. Immediately two sounds were heard: the "smack" of a kiss, and the "whack" of a slap across the face. The grandmother thought "I can't believe he kissed my granddaughter, but I'm glad she gave him the slap he deserved." The commanding officer thought, "I don't blame the boy for kissing the girl, but it's a shame that she missed his face and hit me instead." The young girl thought, "I'm glad he kissed me, but I wish my grandmother hadn't slapped him for doing it." And as the train broke into the sunlight, the soldier could not wipe the smile of his face. He had just seized the opportunity to kiss a pretty girl and slap his commanding officer and had gotten away with both!
"Strike while the iron is hot! . . . . 'carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero' ---- pluck/Seize the day, put no trust in the future."
Others aspires for significance. Not necessarily wealthy or famous, they touch the lives of others in such a way that our world becomes a better place. They are the ones who see a need and fill it.
No one is ever really happier than when he or she rises to the level of significant living. That's how we are designed.♥
P.S.
A young soldier and his commanding officer got on a train together. The only available seats were across from an attractive young woman who was traveling with her grandmother. As they engaged in pleasant conversation, the soldier and the young woman kept eyeing one another ---- the attraction was obviously mutual. Suddenly the train went into a tunnel and the car became pitch black. Immediately two sounds were heard: the "smack" of a kiss, and the "whack" of a slap across the face. The grandmother thought "I can't believe he kissed my granddaughter, but I'm glad she gave him the slap he deserved." The commanding officer thought, "I don't blame the boy for kissing the girl, but it's a shame that she missed his face and hit me instead." The young girl thought, "I'm glad he kissed me, but I wish my grandmother hadn't slapped him for doing it." And as the train broke into the sunlight, the soldier could not wipe the smile of his face. He had just seized the opportunity to kiss a pretty girl and slap his commanding officer and had gotten away with both!
"Strike while the iron is hot! . . . . 'carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero' ---- pluck/Seize the day, put no trust in the future."
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