being important

"The following help-wanted ad for a garage foreman once appeared in a St. Louis, Missouri, newspaper: 'Qualifications: Patience of Job, leader of men, a lover of people, nerves of steel, six hands, twelve ears, ability to be in four places at once. Experience. See John H....”  Now this job needs an important person!

What in your mind makes a person important? What does the world tell us what makes a person important? What does the Bible tell us what makes a person important? There might be some conflict in the thinking of those sources as to what makes a person important. I think soooo folks, my opinion. Soooo what else is new!

Before we left AZ, we sat at a bratwurst feed in our 55+ community with two couples who both have been coming to AZ and our park for over 25 years (i.e. very nice folks). One couple is not coming back next year—we asked why—to sum it up they said we have aged out. They were saying many years they were important in the park but aren’t anymore; culture and times change. They told us that in years past if folks didn’t play tennis here they were a nobody (i.e. not part of the holy elite huddle, a.k.a. the good old boys club a.k.a. the Post Toasties being just a little bit better, a.k.a. the country club attitude). As soon as folks joined the tennis club they were in and important). One person said he put a tennis racket in his bike basket, and he was instantly much more important to the club members. I thought this example was soooo funny but accurate in life! Soooo what else is new about  being important!

ItchieBitchie says--It appears that some folks try to become important by being a braggart or a narcissist (i.e. they are always crowing about themselves) It appears they think that the more they gloat about themselves, the more important they become, but the reality is just the opposite many think. JoeWise says--A little of how great we are goes a long way.

The word on Main Street is that Bigmouth Braggadocious and his sister Windy Braggadocious can’t even tolerate each other. Huh, interesting. Is that quality genetic or a learned behavior do you think? I really like real folks and we have got to know some folks in AZ who fit the bill (i.e. very real, our kind of folks). We enjoy them very much (e.g. they are not braggadocious related). Jeanne was interviewed by her granddaughter for a class as she fit the criteria of being a 80 plus person. One of the questions was “what is important to you.” I read her response which was soooo real and was exactly her, no faky stuff or braggadocious stuff. It was the real deal and she lives it. Abraham Lincoln said--"If a man is going to be a liar, he'd better have a good memory."

Perspective—Sort out what is important and what isn’t.

Play with emotion but keep it under control! Maclntyre gave the 15th green an obscene gesture, and then later on did a very sportsmanship act by hitting the ground real hard with his club at the Masters tournament. The Masters tournament does not tolerate actions like that and they reprimanded him (i.e. no matter how important players think they are or are). Maybe even not ever letting him come back again. We don’t see many organizations that have a strict code of ethics for such actions. We don’t see it in churches, in schools, in families, in business, in education, politics, etc. very much at all anymore. I did find it interesting that in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament that many of the players played with great poise. It appears to me that the coach has a lot to do with that (i.e. actually any type of leadership). It seems to very much different from team to team it appears to me. So what does that all mean! Does it mean that for some leaders it's more important than to others? Saturday question--Are folks much like their leaders?

Dave, anybody can be a Dave, says-- As mortals our physical lives are fleeting. We really are like grass. As the hymn says, “We blossom and flourish, like leaves on a tree, and wither and perish …” (“Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”). It seems to happen so quickly. Even if we make it to 80 years, or even 100, in the greater scheme of things we’re just like the grass and the flowers. As the saying goes, “Here today, gone tomorrow.” BUT we are all important in our life in different ways on this earth, that is for sure. Even though we might not think or feel sooo some days. We might even feel unimportant at times. BUT we are important to God and we have a responsibility to use our lives for good. That is my opinion but it is based on Jesus’ teaching. Soooo what else is new! Saturday question—Soooo what are we going to do today to use our life in an important way.

You want to be important?  Here is a suggestion: Get in folks’ traffic lanes. In other words, affect folks for the better. Make a difference!

I was walking in our neighborhood and a dog on a lease in front of a house was barking at me. The neighbor lady was standing there and I said to her--I must be an important person--she said, no no, you are not an important person, the dog barks at everyone!

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyDeceasedFriendJean said--Doing right is never wrong.