You've heard the saying, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." I know you have... you can't deny it. We see a nice car and think... if I can only have that car, then... Or we see a really cool house and think... if I could just live there, then... Or even something simple, like... if I could have a shirt like that, then... You get the picture. The grass seems to be greener anywhere but where we are at the time.
We sometimes do it with people, too. We think... if I could just be like him or her. Some of that isn't bad at all. It's good to have role models and people to look to as goals for our own lives. The thing we have to realize, though, is that the grass isn't always greener there. Everyone has struggles, and problems, and temptations. I'm guessing that if we were able to live someone else's life, we'd probably decide that the grass wasn't necessarily greener on their side of the fence. I'm not trying to be a pessimist here... it's just the reality.
Ya know... it's possible that it could be greener on your side of the fence! Consider Proverbs 3.4, which says... "Earn a reputation for living well in God's eyes and the eyes of the people." A couple of things to think about...
EARN... You have to earn a life that's greener. That just means work. It'll take time and effort... and focus and determination... and don't forget patience!
GOD'S EYES... Yep, he's watchin.' You really can impress him, though. He's attracted to greener living like bugs to a light!
EYES OF THE PEOPLE... Do you believe your life could be attractive to others? That you could potentially be the envy of those around you? Oh yea... it's possible!
What if people looked at you and thought, "I wish I could be like [insert your name here]. It could happen. Your life could be the greener side of the fence. Why not work on making it that way?
As always, shoot me your thoughts!
DISCLAIMER: No cows were injured in the making of this blog. Actually, I'm not really sure. I think the cow in the picture is okay. At least I hope so. I'm not even sure where it is, but it looks like maybe it was Fall at the time.
1 comment:
How true this is, Jerry. I've found myself feeling envy, jealousy, anger......all of it. My envy is particularly linked to friendships, as these days I feel on the outside of everything. Mind you, most of this is self-imposed.
Is the grass greener on my side of the fence? This question makes me recall "Desiderata": Do not compare yourself with others, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself."
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