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see also Worldliness
A.Murray
"We prove the value which we attach to things by the time we devote to them."
"Some ulcers are caused by inflammation of the wishbone."
"Its good to have things money can buy, providing you don't lose the things money can't buy."
William McDonnald
"A wordily man is one who's plans all stop at the grave."
Money can be a good slave, but a poor master.
You can't serve both God and money, but you can serve God with money.
Texan Business Man
"He who dies with the most toys, Wins!"
John Rockefeller, a multi-millionaire
"I have made many millions, but they have brought me no happiness. I would barter them all for the days I sat on an office stool in Cleveland and counted myself rich on $3 a week."
W.H.Vanderbilt, who inherited a fortune.
"The care of $200 million is too great a load for any brain or back to bear. It is enough to kill anyone. There is no pleasure in it."
John Jacob Astor, who died leaving $5 million
"I am the most miserable man on earth."
Andrew Carnegie, a millionaire.
"Millionaires seldom smile."
Clean Laugh
Grandparents re-think
We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.
For my grandchildren, I'd like better.
I'd really like for them to know about hand-me-down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meatloaf sandwiches. I really would.
My cherished grandson, I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated. I hope you learn to make your bed and mow the lawn and wash the car. And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car when you are sixteen. I hope you have a job by then.
It will be good if at least one time you can see a baby calf born and your old dog put to sleep.
I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you believe in.
I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother. And it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's scared, I hope you let him.
When you want to see a Disney movie and your little brother wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him.
I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your friends and that you live in a town where you can do it safely.
On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope your driver doesn't have to drop you two blocks away so you won't be seen riding with someone as uncool as your mom.
If you want a slingshot, I hope your dad teaches you how to make one instead of buying one.
I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books.
When you learn to use those newfangled computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.
I hope you get razzed by your friends when you have your first crush on a girl, and when you talk back to your mother that you learn what Ivory soap tastes like.
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on the stove and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.
I hope you get sick when someone blows cigar smoke in your face.
If a friend offers you dope or a joint, I hope you realize he is not your friend.
I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your grandpa and go fishing with your uncle.
May you feel sorrow at a funeral and the joy of friendships long lasting.
I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbour's window and that she hugs you and kisses you when you give her a plaster of Paris mold of your hand.
These things I wish for you -- tough times and disappointments, hard work and happiness.
Clean Laugh
It can buy a house but not a home.
It can buy a bed, but not sleep.
It can buy a clock but not time.
It can buy a book but not knowledge.
It can buy a position but not respect.
It can buy medicine but not health.
It can buy blood but not life.
It can buy sex but not love.
So you see, money isn't everything and it often causes pain and suffering.
I tell you all this because I am your Friend, And as your Friend I want to take away your pain and suffering.… So send me all your money and I will suffer for you.
CASH ONLY PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"A Story Of Four Wives"
Once upon a time...there was a rich King who had four wives.
He loved the fourth wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best.
He also loved the third wife very much, and he was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day she would leave him for another.
He also loved his second wife. She was his confidante and was always kind, considerate, and patient with him. Whenever the King faced a problem, he could confide in her to help him get through the difficult times.
The King's first wife was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and kingdom. However, he did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
One day, the King fell ill, and he knew his time was short. He thought of his luxurious life and pondered, "I now have four wives with me, but when I die, I'll be all alone.
Thus, he asked the fourth wife, "I have loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing, and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "Absolutely not!" replied the fourth wife, and she walked away without another word. Her answer cut like a sharp knife right into his heart.
The sad King then asked the third wife, "I have loved you all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No," replied the third wife. "Life is too good! When you die, I'm going to remarry!" His heart sank and turned cold.
He then asked the second wife, "I have always turned to you for help, and you've always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time," replied the second wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." Her answer came like a bolt of thunder, and the King was devastated.
Then a voice called out. "I'll leave with you and follow you no matter where you go." The King looked up, and there was his first wife. She was so sad and thin, she looked half-starved. Greatly grieved, the King said, "I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!"
In truth, we all have four wives in our lives: Our fourth wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
Our third wife is our possessions, status, and wealth. When we die, it will all go to others.
Our second wife is our family and friends. No matter how much they have been there for us, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
And our first wife is our soul, often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power, and pleasures of the ego. However, our soul is that we will be before God when we die. Yet if you care for your soul as Jesus did by dying for you, you will trust in Him to restore and cleans your soul so it will be fit to meet the Judge of all the World and be accepted. Nothing else will prepare you for such a meeting.
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