life

you know, i was sitting here thinking about life. man, is it ever so fleeting. here today and gone tomorrow. now, why am i saying this - so seriously. a couple of things. first, my mom died, er, rather as my wife put it, "went to be with the Lord", the other day and i just came back from a press conference at the salvation army center where it was announced that they received an emergency grant from the united way to continue to operate. these two things got me to thinking. life. what is it all about. and for me, it came down to this choice - is life about getting or giving? my mom's life was about giving, even though she never had much - but she was always generous with what she had. that's what happened this morning, too. the united way gave so that the salvation army could keep on giving - and everyone was smiling and clapping and happy. why? because they were giving. ever watch a person that just kept getting. two things usually mark their personaity - the desire to get more and being unhappy that they haven't gotten enough. my mom was always happy in her giving. getting didn't excite her. ya know something, kind of reminds me of someone else that more into giving than getting - Jesus.