What our bodies are able to sustain.
That's a very generous estimate on what the average human could expect to live. I would say the first 30-35 years are developmental years. So 65-70 years we will be who we are. I don't believe too many are going to deviate from their habits... beliefs... norms... Growing up I always wanted a relationship with God. I didn't grow up in church so I was extremely critical and hateful to church folks. I made fun of them and would challenge them to answer questions I knew they couldn't answer just out of spite. The crazy thing is that a lot of my friends were preachers kids and some still are. (I'm married to one haha)
But as an adult what are most people focused on? Most people have lost their passion the cares and battles of life have worn them thin. And yet they have so much time on their hands. The scary thing is there are so many people putting things off till tomorrow. I'll go to church one day. I'll spend time with the kids one day. I'll do a date night one day. I'll eat healthier... I'll exercise... I'll get on a budget... I'll quit abusing ____... I would say 99% of the people in the cemetery had that same thought process. You get set in your ways and then procrastination takes precedence over change. I think one major factor attributed to this... People who say I'm getting old... Old is a state of mind...Ray Kroc said it best...As long as you're green, you're growing. As soon as you're ripe, you start to rot... I will forever be green...always growing... Always with a young state of mind. People will go to work and hate their jobs. Hate the people they work with. Hate the car they drive. Hate the house they live in. And always complain about how tired they are. And how their life is so much harder than everyone else's. They look forward to the weekend as if some time away is really the answer. I don't argue or try to change their mind. I'm so past trying to convince people who don't want to listen. Because the minute you start trying to explain to someone what they can do. They come with another complaint. Time will tell but I guarantee you those same people are going to look older than their true age 10 years from now. That's if they are still alive. Stress kills. And then you have people running around creating fear about dying. You need to get tested for this or this. Make sure you have this vaccine. (That's a whole other can of worms though.) But the people you meet who have a great attitude and smile and love their life I'm convinced will live long lives. Because they have a different outlook. A youthful outlook. Optimism that didn't get robbed from their adolescence. There's only so much time we have here. 100 years... What can you squeeze into a hundred years? How many books can you read? How many degrees can you get? How many dollars can you earn? How many hours can you...watch TV? play video games? edit social media posts? take selfies? workout in the gym? sit at a bar? stare at porn? How many people can you...hook up with? step over? humiliate? look down on? use? abuse? lie to? cheat? There's always someone who will claim to be an expert. That's nonsense. There is no such thing as an expert. There are people who are knowledgable. George Washington Carver dedicated his life to studying nature and he made new discoveries until the day he died. Even if you are able to read everything you can on a subject you still won't reach a point where you know it all. With the movement of science supporting so many theories it is now impossible to become an expert. All you have to do is come up with a theory that disproves another theory that's based on another theory based on a law based on another theory.
Call me stupid...short-sighted...a bible-thumper...or whatever...but I would rather the main focal point of my life be studying the holy scriptures and seeking God in every facet of my life.
I've learned recently a different way of looking at negative situations. For example not getting paid. For several reasons there have been times where I might not get paid for my work. This is extremely frustrating. Because I know how to collect money. I did it way before I had a business or real job. But I operate within the realms of the law. But a few times I just could not get the people to cooperate or I felt compelled to finish the job I had started. Knowing full well that I was losing money. I see it so differently now. I did some charity work. I've written off a lot of things as charity work. Because all my works I work as if God is my master. And he keeps a record. The money I didn't receive then was seed for a later harvest. Now I'm 35 years into my life and I've grasped that. It's a perspective I'll probably have for the remainder of my life. It will keep me from being bitter. It will keep me young. Of course I've learned the legal means to get paid along the way. Doing is the best teacher for me. I can read about something over and over its me doing something that allows me to grasp it. Having a customer sign a contract is me doing. So I no longer perform charity work unless I choose to. I don't feel 35 I still feel like a kid. And I think I always will. Because 100 years...well that's a pretty short time compared to eternity...and I don't want to grow old.
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