Each day consists of a variety of choices. And, by definition, each choice takes one path while simultaneously denying another.
Our world says, "Achieve! And do it now because, if you do the math, time is short." It seems like we should be working hard to make this life all that it can be. We should be climbing the ladders of success.
Yes, life is fleeting. Recently, I heard someone say that "everything between the time of birth and the time of death is built on the edge of an ocean".
Our choices determine our creations. Are these accomplishments the result of our own focused ambitions without considering others? Might our sandcastles be beautiful monuments to us and yet be ugly monstrosities to others?
Which sandcastles will be remembered by those around us as beautiful and extraordinary? Which will disappear with the tide as others say, "Good riddance."?
Sometimes, the most beautiful sandcastles are not the most spectacular formations.
The tick-tock of elapsing time, the limited span of castle building opportunities, the rising tide and the eventual loss of family, friends and breath can be tragedy. But if our choices have been making beauty for others, this tragedy becomes a blessing to those we leave behind.
Some things to consider:
Think about the sandcastles of your life - and the tide. Sandcastles overcome by the water (1:26
Listen to 525,600 Minutes (Broadway Musical Rent). How do you measure a year?
And, interestingly enough, today I read this posting from A Learning A Day - Tim Cook on ROI
A good name is better than fine perfume,
and the day of death better than the day of birth.
It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death is the destiny of everyone;
the living should take this to heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:-12
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