Moment to ponder :)
Dear brothers and sisters,
Pax et Bonum!
I received this story in an email forwarded to me and I would like to share it to all. I know this story is classic and everyone knows it. But since it is recess, I think we can take a moment to stop for a while and reflect about this story. Have we done everything with the right purposes and reasons? God bless you!
"Vanity of vanities, the Preacher says. Vanity of vanities. All is vanity. For so, it is that a man who has laboured wisely, skilfully and successfully must leave what is his own to someone who has not toiled for it at all. This, too, is vanity and great injustice." (Ecclesiastes 1:2,2:21)
"Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ, you must look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is, sitting at God's right hand. You have stripped off your old behaviour with your old self, and you have put on a new self which will progress towards true knowledge the more it is renewed in the image of its creator; and it that image there is no room for distinction... There is only Christ: he is everything and he is in everything." (Collosians 3:1.9-11)
"Watch and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man's life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs....So it is when a man stores up treasure for himself in place of making himself rich in the sight of God." (taken from Luke 12:13-21)
An American tourist was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The tourist complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, "Only a little while." The tourist then asked, "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more fish?" The Mexican said, "With this I have more than enough to support my family's needs."
The tourist then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life."
The tourist scoffed, " I can help you. You should spend more time fishing; and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat: With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor; rventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You could leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles and eventually New York where you could run your ever-expanding enterprise."
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But, how long will this all take?" The tourist replied, "15 to 20 years." "But what then?" asked the Mexican.
The tourist laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions." "Millions? Then what?"
The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos“
The Mexican fisherman replied, "Then what do you think I am doing now?"
Yours faithfully in Christ,
Adhika Lie
17th ExCo
Publication Officer
“To make our home in Jesus”
Pax et Bonum!
I received this story in an email forwarded to me and I would like to share it to all. I know this story is classic and everyone knows it. But since it is recess, I think we can take a moment to stop for a while and reflect about this story. Have we done everything with the right purposes and reasons? God bless you!
"Vanity of vanities, the Preacher says. Vanity of vanities. All is vanity. For so, it is that a man who has laboured wisely, skilfully and successfully must leave what is his own to someone who has not toiled for it at all. This, too, is vanity and great injustice." (Ecclesiastes 1:2,2:21)
"Since you have been brought back to true life with Christ, you must look for the things that are in heaven, where Christ is, sitting at God's right hand. You have stripped off your old behaviour with your old self, and you have put on a new self which will progress towards true knowledge the more it is renewed in the image of its creator; and it that image there is no room for distinction... There is only Christ: he is everything and he is in everything." (Collosians 3:1.9-11)
"Watch and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man's life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs....So it is when a man stores up treasure for himself in place of making himself rich in the sight of God." (taken from Luke 12:13-21)
An American tourist was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The tourist complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.
The Mexican replied, "Only a little while." The tourist then asked, "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more fish?" The Mexican said, "With this I have more than enough to support my family's needs."
The tourist then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life."
The tourist scoffed, " I can help you. You should spend more time fishing; and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat: With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor; rventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You could leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles and eventually New York where you could run your ever-expanding enterprise."
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But, how long will this all take?" The tourist replied, "15 to 20 years." "But what then?" asked the Mexican.
The tourist laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions." "Millions? Then what?"
The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos“
The Mexican fisherman replied, "Then what do you think I am doing now?"
Yours faithfully in Christ,
Adhika Lie
17th ExCo
Publication Officer
“To make our home in Jesus”
posted by D-ka | 9/26/2007
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