Humans are
guided by health, wealth and time and we're usually not focused on all of them
at once. We pick one and base our life around it whether consciously or
subconsciously, but which is the most important?
The debate is on about which holds the crown of importance, because we have the
privilege of determining that for ourselves. Once the choice is made, you are
delivered to your respective box in which you'll shape your life. There you'll
find service, opportunity and consequence aptly matching your decision.
When asked, most people will choose "health" as the most important. When one
chooses health, a series of rituals are instituted designed specifically for the
benefit of the physical body. Luckily, the benefits of maintaining optimum body
balance are also enjoyed by the emotional and intellectual parts as well. They
are better served with a well running machine of support behind the scenes.
Not a bad choice, for without health, you cannot gain wealth, because you're too
sick to do what's necessary for its achievement. Besides, a lack of health means
the time you spend here is not considered "Grade A". Humanity has established
that a happy, prosperous life and poor health are not in harmony and cannot
coexist. Who wants a life of illness, struggle and limitation?
Those in good health are ideal in helping those who are not. Caring for the sick
and less fortunate is easy for one with a strong physical ability. Service and
teaching opportunities can bring rewards on yet another scale and it is believed
that endurance is more apt to be won during good health.
Games of competition are on the radar, which can bring pleasure to those who
watch as well as fame and fortune to those who participate. With good health,
one can run marathons through the business world with a cap that reads
entrepreneur, inventor or employee.
The adventures of exploring this planet await you in the mountains, in the
ocean, up in the sky and on land.
When we're physically strong and in good health, we have an open book before us
in which we can write new history notes for others to read and share. Granted,
it's a good candidate for the crown, but is it really the most important of the
three?
Let's talk now about "wealth". This word offers different options to its
chooser. For instance, a wealth of knowledge is sought by lifelong learners.
Financial wealth is chased around the globe. Relational wealth is chosen by
those who love people. A wealth of power is wielded by good and bad alike, and
hunted by many well-armed foot soldiers. Spiritual wealth is gained through
study and prayer.
It's another good choice, for without wealth, it may be difficult to find good
health care. Our living conditions may be poor, thus making it easy for health
to diminish. The consistent lack of fresh and nutritious food will surely suffer
the physical body, and the emotional and intellectual parts will reduce our
time.
Daily life will be a struggle, searching for ways to produce income in which to
pay for shelter and food. This struggle will wane on our emotions and we'll have
little, if any contentment.
Relational wealth surrounds those who love people. They are the life of the
party, the event is always at their house or they're in charge of making the
arrangements. They are good friends, always willing to lend a helping hand or a
listening ear and can empathize and make you feel special. Their funeral is the
best reflection of their relational wealth as people fill to capacity and
overflow outside and surround the building, with even more who mourn from afar.
They are missed dearly, talked and written about.
A wealth of power is usually sought by those who wish to feed the ego, and a
wealth of knowledge is available to all, yet only those who are inclined, driven
or tickled toward this path will oblige. The mind is truly a terrible thing to
waste and those that don't waste it feel enriched.
Wealth is another great candidate for the crown, but is it really the most
important?
Now let's talk about "time". Time is unique in that we all receive it equally.
Some are here longer than others, true, but I'm referring to the breakdown of
time we have while we're here. The distribution of hours in any given day is
equally available to all and its assignment is freely granted to every walk of
life, whether human or animal.
The cauldron of time is poured out consistently. At best, we make a guess at how
much time was in the cauldron to start, and further, we know not how much
remains, yet its effect is dynamic.
We invest time because it is a non-renewable commodity, one in which the youth
generally pay no mind, but one in which the elders cherish. We assign blocks of
time to ventures of interest throughout our lives and try to steal time by
visiting the plastic surgeon.
Time can be navigated by perception. Do we have time to go to the game and clean
the house before your mother comes to dinner? With my work and the kids, I just
don't have time to write that book. I have plenty of time for college, but first
I want to backpack through Europe for a while.
What if we had no time? I think we can safely say that if there is no time,
there is no us, according to our present understanding. Time is inherent to our
existence. Life and time are bonded from our perspective and we cannot have one
without the other.
Can we have life without health? Yes. Sad and shortened perhaps, but yes, we can
have life without health.
Can we have life without wealth? Yes. Many of us already do.
But, we can't have life without time. Therefore, time is the most important.
When we have time we have life. Along with life comes choice. With time, life
and choice we have the foundation of opportunity that makes up our visit to this
place. It's like being put in a giant toy box and allowed to play for a while.
Some of us play with health, some with wealth and others with time. The choice
is ours. The decisions we make each moment are based on one of these areas and
it's what we choose to do with our time that will determine our health as well
as our wealth. Time provides the color, but these choices become the brushes
that paint the landscape of our life.
Regardless of our canvas, it all comes back to time. Time enables us to seek
health to the desired degree and the acquisition of wealth in varying type and
measure.
May each of our choices transform into skilled and stylish brush strokes, fed
with the color dispensed by time. I think time gets the crown.
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