In 1854 Henry David Thoreau wrote, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” (No, I wasn’t alive then). Years later, in our time, Bob Seger described this phenomenon in “Running Against the Wind.”
These individuals both are describing life as a hard pull which doesn’t get easier with time. Bob sings, “I wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.” Fortunately, we can’t forget those events that we wish never happened, because they help keep us between the shores as we journey to our destination.
The Bible describes this thought as follows:
“Lord, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am.
Life is short and stuff does add up, but in the economy of God “all things can work together for good” Romans 8:28.
Think about it.
Gary