I've tried to write on this subject a few times and wound up not publishing the post. It's difficult to convey my thoughts on this and my thoughts could very well be misconstrued. So instead of writing at length and possibly confusing the issue more as it goes along, I'll make it brief. The last page of Forbes Magazine, titled Thoughts, offers quotes from yesterday,today and A Text. The text from the most recent (November 2nd) issue is from Ecclesiastes 5:10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. The concept of redistributing the wealth is based on a false premise. Taking money from the well to do and giving it, in some innovative fashion, to those of more humble circumstances, will solve no problems. In fact it would eventually create chaos.
Whether it is money or lust or power, once the desire is satisfied, more money, a different lust and more power are needed. We really don't have to look any further that the headlines on the lives of celebrities and politicians but you should be able to see this principle in your own lives as I can see in mine. There is a difference between helping your neighbor and procuring the government to do so with less of your money and more from everyone else. The Declaration of Independence mentions life. liberty and the pursuit of happiness, it doesn't speculate on upward mobility or higher levels of success.
Happiness is not in the accumulation of wealth. This is the lie that the writer of Ecclesiastes exposes. My heart hurts at the sight of the homeless, neighborhoods that have to deal with violent crime, youths on street corners without guidance or a job, and families broken apart from financial reasons, as your heart probably also does. Our culture needs revamped. Television is a virus in our society, sports are a sedative and movies are an aphrodisiac. Would anyone invite a known con man into their home to sell them something? There is Biblical Proverb that has been etched on my consciousness for a long time, As iron sharpeneth iron, so one man sharpens the countenance of another (Proverbs 27:17.) This gives a clue as to what is essential in forming a society that truly cares for the needy.
Whether it is money or lust or power, once the desire is satisfied, more money, a different lust and more power are needed. We really don't have to look any further that the headlines on the lives of celebrities and politicians but you should be able to see this principle in your own lives as I can see in mine. There is a difference between helping your neighbor and procuring the government to do so with less of your money and more from everyone else. The Declaration of Independence mentions life. liberty and the pursuit of happiness, it doesn't speculate on upward mobility or higher levels of success.
Happiness is not in the accumulation of wealth. This is the lie that the writer of Ecclesiastes exposes. My heart hurts at the sight of the homeless, neighborhoods that have to deal with violent crime, youths on street corners without guidance or a job, and families broken apart from financial reasons, as your heart probably also does. Our culture needs revamped. Television is a virus in our society, sports are a sedative and movies are an aphrodisiac. Would anyone invite a known con man into their home to sell them something? There is Biblical Proverb that has been etched on my consciousness for a long time, As iron sharpeneth iron, so one man sharpens the countenance of another (Proverbs 27:17.) This gives a clue as to what is essential in forming a society that truly cares for the needy.
