Save but for this one little tidbit; "Why you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes...Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins."
This little excerpt from the 4th chapter of James' (the brother of Jesus) letter to the church in Jerusalem, reminds us that we have so little time on the face of this spinning orb to really make a difference. We boast about things we have done or will do, but unless we really take stock of the types of activities we spend our time chasing, and evaluate whether those things serve to benefit others, we'll soon come to the realization that it's all been for nought.
We must begin, if we aren't already, making sure that we are doing things that are less about building wealth or a place in history for our name. We need to be about building up people. If we hope to leave any lasting legacy, (a positive one anyway), our investment of time, energy and resources, must serve to bring others up...not in a corporate kind of way, helping them climb the ladders of opportunity and accomplishment, but, building character and skills that serve to build people from the inside out and pass along the desire and ability to do the same for generations to come. (wow, sorry for that long run-on...)
If we can master that...or at least become proficient at it, we might just find that the life we live will not only last beyond our days walking this earth, but that we will leave the generations behind us in, perhaps, better shape than we found ours...
