Buying Time

Seems like Canada is piggy backing on USA. Well, that is how I see it. Last Friday in the UsofA they experienced Black Friday. It included thousands of Canadians who drove across our borders to shop, shop, shop. But on this side of the border Canadian Retailers were hard at winning the Canadian dollars for themselves.
It is interesting to sit on the side lines and see all that is going on. And the reason I am sitting on the sidelines is, no money, or is it no incentive big enough? People go to such extremes to get the bargain and purchase that item because it’s advertised at such an amazing price, “we can’t print the price you will have to come and see for yourself.” That was fine and dandy when gasoline was $0.24 a gallon. Yes, I’m that old.
I believe not only have our lives bought into the frenzy but our whole world is going along for the ride. Is it me or is the world getting faster and faster? Or just maybe the old adage is true; after a certain age, we are all going downhill and picking up speed. I was at the mall this past week just wandering about. People were walking twice as fast as me, and not just a few. Their conversations seemed to be twice as fast as mine. And the kids? Well they had read and answered three text messages before I could find the inbox on my phone after it beeped to let me know someone had text me. And what’s with these ring tones. I was there sitting watching people and at least thirty phones were going off every minute. The problem was, many of them sounded like mine and I kept reaching for nothing. Maybe part of the problem was, I was sitting in front of one of the phone kiosk.
Did you know that one of the most purchased items is a cell phone? It’s true and has been true for a lot of years. Again its buy, buy, buy.
It’s nice to buy something for someone you love. I do it and so will you. In fact we will all buy more then one thing for the people we love. But there are only two things of importance and they are not for sale. You can’t find it while wandering from store to store. You won’t find it on Black Friday or on the internet, even this past Monday - Cyber Shopping Day. It’s just not for sale.
The reason is, they are given to us free and those gifts are time and love. After all is said and done, when the last gift is unwrapped, hugs exchanged, two things remain to give. God has given us time. And He has demonstrated to us His love. Today you will have 86,400 God given seconds. How will you spend them? Make good use of them. My suggestion is to connect your time with your love of others. Have these two items walk hand in hand through your lives? Slow down and give people all they really want and need. A little bit of your time and all your love.
Something to think about
Rob