Parting With Collections
When you grow older you realize that the things you used to collect are only things and they will not bring you happiness. I have found it a great joy to sell things that I used to collect and give the money to charities that will help people in need. Items have a hold on you and when you get rid of them you have a sense of freedom. Sometimes a person gets so wrapped up in collecting things that you miss out on what is truly important in life. Do not let your possessions own you or tell your story. Collections will not bring back a loved one or help you get back a particular moment in time. An older woman told me she never felt so free until the day she had to get rid of her possessions because she moved into an old-age apartment complex. I understood what she meant and I got rid of a lot of my things after I talked to her. I have sold all of my antiques and I do not miss a single one of them. Your story should be about how you helped others on earth and how you asked God to help you spread his good works to the masses.
Wisdom, Love, Kindness And More
With age comes wisdom. As we grow old we are wise to the ways of the world. We do not take people at face value. We observe how people act, talk, and relate to others before we trust them. We know if someone truly loves us or if they are just sweet talking us. We want to be around kind and caring people and those that are compassionate to our needs as we age as graciously as we can. True love is wanting the best for the person that we love. We return to love when we receive love. We will protect a person that we truly love at all costs. A Mother will sacrifice herself to save her child. In the army, the saying says no man is left behind. You protect your buddies in the army and you will lay down your life for them. Kindness should come naturally to a person but unfortunately, it does not come from all of us. If you treat people unkindly it will come back to haunt you someday as you may not be able to live with yourself depending on what you did. Compassion is sometimes very hard to find. Some people may think you are faking an illness just because they cannot see your disease just by looking at you. A person can be dying from some horrible disease and a rude person will say get out of your way or why don’t you move faster? If we could move faster we would naturally. Someday they will be the one that is old and frail and maybe no one will have compassion for them. Show love, kindness, compassion, and consideration for people every day and walk with God by your side and let him lead you to do the best that you can to help others so they will know God loves them.
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