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| In search of life |
‘Life is short’, ‘you only live once’ these are cliches we
have become familiar with- and they mean just what they say. Even the most
powerful book on earth (the Holy Bible) makes it plain; that man’s life is but
a fleeting moment, the wisest man who ever lived on earth (king Solomon) also
said, “there is a time to live and a time to die”.
Knowing we are eventually going to die, why search for life?
An old Japanese poem goes thus;
If
only, when one heard
That
Old Age was coming
One
could bolt the door,
Answer “Not at home”
And
refuse to meet him! (Old age)
-Anonymous Japanese poet (905)
Everyone wants to live and enjoy life to its fullest, but to
a great extent, a lot of people don’t understand what living a fulfilling life
entails. So someone while taking the very substance or carrying out the very
act that would prohibit his living life to the fullest will tell you. “Life is
short” or “you only live once”.
‘Life is short’ is the reason given by the man who is into
the use of hard drugs,’ life is short’ is the excuse given by the man who wants
to gather all the wealth he can lay his hand on, when he has little or no time
for his family and his personal health. ‘Life is short’ is also very commonly
said amongst smokers, who are very much aware that their acclaimed short life
is drastically further cut-short by the use of tobacco and alcohol. In fact the
very idea that life is short has so pervaded our societies that most people
fail to realize the essential priorities of life and rather try to live ahead
of their selves, which often ends in an ironically short-lived life.
There are lots of professional opinions when it comes to health,
living and the essentials of a happy life. But first let’s hear from the wisest
man who ever lived on earth (King Solomon). King Solomon was at a time in
pursuit of the height or apex of living life to its fullest, he wanted what
could satisfy him; thus he would positively proof that such and such an
activity was the essence of life!...
First he tried women, and oh! What a throng of women he had:
with a thousand women at his disposal, he soon found little or no pleasure in
their company. He next tried intoxication; no person ever spoke against
intoxication and alcohol usage as much as King Solomon did. He once referred to
it, as being bitten by a poisonous snake ‘prov 23:31-33’.
(“Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray
by them is not wise” prov 20:1)
After trying jesting, playing and so many other activities
that you and I are not even privy of today, he called them all VANITY!
Said the
preacher “VANITY UPON VANITY’, ALL IS VANITY!”.
ABOVE ALL
What does the maker of this machinery we call our body has
to say; “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in
health, even as thy soul prospereth” ‘3
john 2…’
The SOUL’s prosperity is key to understanding how we may prosper
and also attain maximum health and therefore live a fulfilled and happy life.
Consciously or unconsciously, most people make sacrifices of
some sort. Unfortunately, they often sacrifice the prosperity of the soul,
which involves the directions of God to health, family and living for the
transitory pleasures of wealth, power, status, or fame.
It can be likened to a child who due to impatience eats the
flour, which his mother desires to turn into finely baked cookies for him.
Let’s imagine life as a game in which you are juggling three
(3) balls in the air - ambition, relationships and health. You soon realize
that your ambition is a rubber ball that can easily bounce back up whenever you
let if fall. But, not so with your health and relationship: with God and man. Jesus
once said; seek ye first the kingdom of God and every other thing shall be
added unto you.
Another very popular cliche goes “health is wealth”. Very
few people actually take the time to reflect on the importance of this gem
statement. The world is filled with many striving for wealth, often losing
their health, family and eternity in the process. Oh! How I wish they could
orderly place their priorities and achieve a fulfilled and satisfying life.
Dearly beloved search no further for the elixir of life,
search no further for the wonders and intrigues of this world, let you thoughts
and concern be on the prosperity of your soul, let all of your resources be on
the nourishment of your soul, for in so doing health like you never dreamed of would
be yours, wealth you cannot comprehend would follow you all the days of your
life, a life full of happiness and fulfillment.
For the one who blesses the birds with their songs each
morning, the one who adorns the flowers
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with its morning glory, and puts the
gait in the movement of the stallion is patiently waiting to bless and prosper
your soul and to put the very world you now seek in your hands for eternity and
ever and ever and ever give you a life of happily ever after.
Above all I wish thy soul prosper…
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