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I? was reading the list of
billionaires this morning.? That is nice,? I guessm
to be on the list. I didn't see my name,? maybe you
if your reading this didn't see yours either. I
wonder if there is a poor heirs list somewhere,? I
know my name would make that list.?
I often wonder about people
with lots of money. You know the millionaires. I
remember a lady long dead now, complaining about
how little she had compared to others. She said,
and this is lots of years ago. She was only worth
three million. So and so here in town was ten
million. So I have often thought of those
remarks.? I wonder the more you have, the more you
would like to have? I remember a fellow that said
it this way.? He could look at a nice house or
car.? Say something about he wished he had that,
and they the owner had a better one..? I guess
then he would again say the same thing.
I also remember what is
written in the Book of Books, the Bible.? {Someone
asked me why I always use capital letters? for the
Book of Books, the Bible. I figure it is God's
Book. It should be a capital letter.]...? Anyway,
there are lines in there about poor people, also
lines about millionaires and billionaires.? I
believe Matthew 23 is a good one that covers it
all. About verse 16 on to the end of that chapter
is good reading.
Now I was looking at this
list of billionaires. There is the king of the
heap, there is the? poorer ones down the line. Do
they wish they had what the one ahead on the list
has, and so on??
I was going along the other
day; some little Dollie whipped her fancy sport
car passed me. Top down, she was in one lane over
to another lane trying to be first in the pack.
After a bit my clunker pulled up side of her at a
stop sign.? She was a Dollie alright. The license
plate said Lizzie. I often thought I would like to
have one of them plates with a name on it. I
thought about it, getting one for Tinker and Poo's
Jeep.? That is until I found out the price. I
figured Tink and Poo really didn't care, as long
as they got to go when it went. To me it makes me
think the person with fancy car, and a tag with
some name on it is kind of look at me deal.? Here
in Husker land you have about three types of fancy
plates? ? They still can't come up with one for
veterans of a war like Kansas has.
Getting back to the
billionaires.? I wonder, I know some has helped
others, move up in the world.? But I also know
they wanted a share of the action at the same
time.. So really they were looking at the win/lose
column. ? You know it was not can I help you unless
I stand to gain more bucks. Is this not what Jesus
was telling the rich man in Matthew 23?
Now we see this so much in
this world not only in money, but other things.?
People seem to say, I could help you with a
problem, but I am looking at what is in it for
ME.? We all at some time or other could help one
another in some even a small problem.? Maybe the
one just can't hack it right now. A bit of help
would mean so much.
The bottom line I think is,
what is gained by so much wealth?? The Bible says
it very well. Into this world you came with
nothing, ? out of this world you go with nothing.
You can gain the whole world,? when you die you
leave it all for the others to fight over.
I remember a story.? The rich
man died, leaving three sons.? One son has not
made much of his life in way of money.? ? One son
walks up to the casket, drops in a big roll of
green stuff, says, ???Dad you may need this on the
trip."? ? The second son walks up and puts in a
much larger roll of green stuff.? ? ? The poorer son
walks up, looks at the money, pulls out a check
book, and writes in a larger amount of money. He
drops worthless check into the casket,? and picks
up the green.
(c) 2004 by Bill Walker
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Bill Walker
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