LifeNRA
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What is your life worth?
I was once standing in line to buy pain medicine at the Pharmacy and I had just enough money in my pocket to afford it. I stood there wondering if I really needed it. Can I just live without it? Can't I just take several Tylonol and Advil as I have done before and tough it out? Maybe I should use this money to pay on bills? But I am in pain and I need the rest so I need it don't I? I was the 4th person in line and as these thoughts went through my head I heard weeping. The old lady at the head of the line was crying. But why I wondered. She turned to leave and as she walked past me I asked her what was wrong. I asked before I even thought. She looked up at me with her wrinkled face stained with tracks of her tears. At first I thought she was not going to say anything. But finally with a heavy sigh she explained that she did not have enough money for her husbands prescription. I asked how much she needed. She said $22. I handed it to her without even thinking about it. I actually suprised myself with the gesture. It was like I just knew without any doubt it was the right thing to do. She hugged my neck and thanked me again and again. She promised to pay it back but I refused to give her my address or phone number. The lady got her husbands medicine and thanked me and hugged me again as she left. I stayed in line the whole time and until she left so she would not know that now I could not afford my own medicine. I have never told anyone, not even my wife about this.
I learned something that day. I learned that I could change someones life with just a friendly gesture. I learned that there are people who are in greater need than myself. I learned that my life is worth what I make it worth. I learned that the worth of our lives are not measured in dollars and cents but kindness and compassion. Our legacy is not measured in what we leave behind but rather what we did for our fellow man. Did we open the door for the woman and her 2 children? Did we wave when someone waved at us while driving? Did we offer something without being asked? Did we let the guy with one item ahead of us in the supermarket?
I am a firm believer that everything we do effects the whole world. Like a pebble dropped in a pond our lives have a ripple effect and everything we do is felt by people we will never know.
I have learned the same thing here by those who have shown me what true character and love are. I have been the beneficiary of that same love I showed that old lady at the pharmacy. More so even. I have also received more prayers and well wishes than I could ever count. The impact of everything you have done is more than you will ever know.
So what is your life worth?
Your life is worth what you make it worth.
I hope when I die that my life was worth something. I hope I make my life worth as much as I can.
Make your lives worth more than your retirement plan or a vacation home. Make it count.
And in the end of your days you will not question why you are here but rather you will know that you were here to make a difference. You will know that you did make a difference. You will know that your life was worth it.
I was once standing in line to buy pain medicine at the Pharmacy and I had just enough money in my pocket to afford it. I stood there wondering if I really needed it. Can I just live without it? Can't I just take several Tylonol and Advil as I have done before and tough it out? Maybe I should use this money to pay on bills? But I am in pain and I need the rest so I need it don't I? I was the 4th person in line and as these thoughts went through my head I heard weeping. The old lady at the head of the line was crying. But why I wondered. She turned to leave and as she walked past me I asked her what was wrong. I asked before I even thought. She looked up at me with her wrinkled face stained with tracks of her tears. At first I thought she was not going to say anything. But finally with a heavy sigh she explained that she did not have enough money for her husbands prescription. I asked how much she needed. She said $22. I handed it to her without even thinking about it. I actually suprised myself with the gesture. It was like I just knew without any doubt it was the right thing to do. She hugged my neck and thanked me again and again. She promised to pay it back but I refused to give her my address or phone number. The lady got her husbands medicine and thanked me and hugged me again as she left. I stayed in line the whole time and until she left so she would not know that now I could not afford my own medicine. I have never told anyone, not even my wife about this.
I learned something that day. I learned that I could change someones life with just a friendly gesture. I learned that there are people who are in greater need than myself. I learned that my life is worth what I make it worth. I learned that the worth of our lives are not measured in dollars and cents but kindness and compassion. Our legacy is not measured in what we leave behind but rather what we did for our fellow man. Did we open the door for the woman and her 2 children? Did we wave when someone waved at us while driving? Did we offer something without being asked? Did we let the guy with one item ahead of us in the supermarket?
I am a firm believer that everything we do effects the whole world. Like a pebble dropped in a pond our lives have a ripple effect and everything we do is felt by people we will never know.
I have learned the same thing here by those who have shown me what true character and love are. I have been the beneficiary of that same love I showed that old lady at the pharmacy. More so even. I have also received more prayers and well wishes than I could ever count. The impact of everything you have done is more than you will ever know.
So what is your life worth?
Your life is worth what you make it worth.
I hope when I die that my life was worth something. I hope I make my life worth as much as I can.
Make your lives worth more than your retirement plan or a vacation home. Make it count.
And in the end of your days you will not question why you are here but rather you will know that you were here to make a difference. You will know that you did make a difference. You will know that your life was worth it.