it’s not about me
The most important lesson that I’m learning right now is “IT’S NOT ABOUT ME.” That is so hard to get through our thick american skulls. seriously. in america, we are told that its all about us.
what kind of car do you drive? how big is your house? how cool is your life? how much stuff do you have? not that much, then you suck, and your not as cool as me because I have more stuff, and my stuff is newer and more expensive. where did you go to college? oh really, you didn’t go…(looking down my nose)…
stop and think about it…all we ever do is serve ourselves. that is how we are coached to operate…selfishly. and the truth of the matter is this. we don’t have to worry about ourselves so much. do you know how hard it is to starve in america…like really starve? you have to try to starve. You have to turn down all the people that are trying to help you.
my point is this…if you spend your entire life looking out for #1 (yourself)…you’re going to look back at your life someday and say these words “I’m an idiot.” because you missed it, you totally missed it. you were so busy trying to look good to other people, that you forgot to actually reach out to them, and help them when they needed it. you probably forgot to stop working and treat someone to lunch. and you probably never said…screw my savings account, I am buying a flight to africa to serve people who SERIOUSLY need jesus.
when you stop making it about yourself, you allow youself to be a part of something sooo much bigger that is going on in the world today. I bet you didn’t know that, it’s like you subconsciously enlist in this imaginary army, and all of the sudden you are in the midst of the battle. but it is this awesome and rewarding and fulfilling battle that doesn’t care if bmw came out with a redesigned M3 this year, because that is going to get old and rusty, and the only person who will really enjoy it is me. …it gets lonely fighting for only myself, I think I wanna enlist in this other army…
