tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post2240011012349011071..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Shangri-la And Where To Find ItFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-9284663634490346132017-07-19T11:32:48.604-04:002017-07-19T11:32:48.604-04:00I have been fortunate enough to be forced to consi...I have been fortunate enough to be forced to consider the abandonment of virtually all my "stuff", short of what I might be wearing and/or able to carry. In a less urgent context, nearly all who reach retirement age will earnestly consider downsizing at some point. My planned retirement domicile will in no way accommodate two lifetime's accumulation of material goods, and as might be expected, the spouse's "stuff" of an archival nature will take precedence over mine since the property we'll move to is nominally hers (currently held in trust by her father's family), *and* there are many more young relatives on her side of the family to which items might reasonably be given. I find myself welcoming the coming simplification of my lifestyle, and dreading less with each passing day what might be done with what must be left behind. I have no children or other immediate family that might assign any value to the things associated with my early decades, and people outside the tribe would value such things even less than my extended family. So much time and money, ultimately wasted... Don't misinterpret that as an expression of regret. I'm pleased to have come to that realization before my earthly end (hopefully *well* before), so that I might focus on what truly matters in whatever time I've got left. I thank God for allowing me to live long enough to be humbled and accumulate such wisdom as might be gained from my experiences. I also thank Him for not seriously putting me to the test, as I expect I would fail miserably.Bob T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07154297944632565450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-50428876975695576812017-07-19T07:38:03.789-04:002017-07-19T07:38:03.789-04:00The apostle Paul:
"I have learned to be conte...The apostle Paul:<br />"I have learned to be content in whatever circumstance I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13).Christian Mountaineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718213506187103102noreply@blogger.com