“Get all you can, can all you get and then sit on the can.” I couldn’t tell you where that statement came from, but it is certainly a principle that many follow wholeheartedly. It doesn’t need explanation, but just a little firing in the frontal lobe will do the trick.
The Bible has many passages to address this malady. Here’s one:
Matthew 6:19-21
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
When Howard Hughes died in 1976, he was among the world’s richest people, and nearly everything he owned was under a legal cloud. Did you know he didn’t take a nickel with him, nor did he leave a forwarding address?
Think about it.
Gary