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March 21, 2006
Priorities and Blessings
Over the years I've become more aware of one of the 'purposes' of our lives. That is to better manage our gifts, talents and resources, setting priorities. Think of it this way... Let's say we all keep getting more intelligent, wiser, and more 'God-Like' as we get older and grow. Hopefully we gain wisdom and learn from our mistakes. With knowledge comes responsibility. We have the power to destroy millions of people with an atomic bomb, but is it such a good idea? We have to use restraint and also don't want proliferation of these weapons and don't want to have to use them. It's a scary thought. We'd like to continue to live. On a more basic level, knowledge requires that we act and think more responsibly. We also have a duty to do things that we know are right. For instance, if you have never been trained in surgery, you can hardly be expected to start cutting to try to solve an artery blockage. But if you are a trained surgeon, and you know you can save a life, isn't it your duty to do what you can do? It creates quite a burdon to do the right thing regardless of how much it interferes with our own lives or enjoyment. The more power we have to do something, the more important it becomes for us to make better and better choices about how to use our time, talents and resouces. I can't do everything at once so what is most important to do?
This leads me to priorities...Tonight I decided it was more important to help a friend with writing an important letter. We worked on clarifying what he meant, grammar, and other things. I knew that whatever I did would be a big help to him because he has a slight language barrier, at least more than I do. At the same time, I have a presentation to give tomorrow, which I'm not ready for. I decided it was more important to help my friend first, right after work. That took two hours. Then I worked for another 2-1/2 hours on my presentation and rode home. I was going to do some artwork tonight, but that never happened. I only have so much time in each day, and too many things I want to be doing, so I have to make priorities.
One advantage though to this process tonight was that I was all alone at work tonight and I was very productive! No interuptions and no distractions. I'm nearly ready for my presentation. Tomorrow morning I'll wrap things up and go do it. Now I'm off to bed. I have lived part of my purpose in life, to learn to make good priority choices. To me another human being's need is greater than my artwork. I'm learning. :-)
Posted by carl1236 at March 21, 2006 10:25 PM | Learning