Life is a journey.
We all get to certain destinations at different times. And sometimes God doesn't mean for us to go to a destination that He takes someone else on.
As I've mentioned to a few people, lately, my time online has been limited, especially personal blogging, mainly, because I've been spending a lot of time reading and rediscovering my love of books and the written word.
This morning I started reading a book I won off E-bay.
Living More With Less by Doris Longacre. Just reading through the foreward and small quotes written after it has really made me think about the ways I presume my standard of living is a good way to live and my money is best spent on getting the BEST of things rather than being content with food and clothing as the Bible says should be our "expected" standard of living. I guess this is one destination I'll have to spend time rethinking and evalutaing the throw-awayness of my life-style and think through the ways I can use less processed resources and enjoy life in a different way to what I expect is "the best" way.
Anyway, I shan't ramble on anymore but I will write here the qoute that challenged me the most:
When someone steals a man's clothes we call him a thief.
Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not?
The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry man;
the coat hanging unused in your closet belongs to the man who needs it;
the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the man who has no shoes;
the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor.
--Basil the Great Bishop of Caesarea, c. 365
