Things To Think About Vol 1 1st Edition

Awhile ago in church, in an effort to get us to have more compassion for those that are less fortunate than us, our pastor told us that "we didn't choose to be born into the situation that we were born into". The whole idea of that is pretty cool, and I wanted to think about that more and expand upon that idea.

1st of all, think about kids in inner cities, children with AIDS, people born into poverty, and children born with disabilities. They didn't choose to be the way they are. Most of you that are reading this (and hopefully someone does) probably came from at least a better situation than those that I just mentioned. When you think about this and realize that any of us could have been born into these terrible situations, it humbles you. It also makes you feel bad for the people that are born into that, because they obviously didn't want it.

I also wanted to flip the coin a bit and look at the other side. Think of people that are blessed with tremendous talents. Michael Jordan didn't choose to be blessed as one of the most amazing basketball players ever. Paris Hilton didn't choose to be rich. Dave Matthews didn't choose to have a natural ability for music. Jessica Alba didn't choose to be beautiful person. It bugs me when celebrities flaunt everything they have, because they should be incredibly grateful for where they are.

Think about it