TODAY'S QUOTE

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"If you tell the truth,

you don't have to remember

anything."

-Mark Twain

HOW TO GIVE MORE THAN THE RICH

Over the years I have noticed a number of streets named after

specific individuals in this area.   When around the university 

I find more names on stadiums, buildings, gates etc. And when 

you go around the regional hospital there are even more

 buildings, named after people.

Yet most of these names mean absolutely nothing - to most people.

It might just as well be a number.  That is, unless you knew the person.  

Or you are from their area and generation.

What does it cost to get your name put up before the public that way?

Lot's and lot's and lot's of money.

All to no avail in time to come.

Want a reward that will last you forever?

"'Make certain you do not perform your religious duties in public

so that people will see what you do.  If you do these things publicly,

you will not have any reward from your Father in heaven.

'So when you give something to a needy person, do not make a big

show of it as the hypocrites do in the houses of worship and on the

streets.  They do it so that people will praise them.  I assure you,

they have already been paid in full.  But when you help a needy

person, do it in such a way that even your closest friend will not 

know about it.  Then it will be a private matter.  And your Father,

who sees what you do in private, will reward you.'"

(Matthew 6:1-4 TEV)

WHAT'S THE DONATION MOTIVATION? 

"Jesus looked around and saw rich people dropping their

gifts in the Temple treasury, and he also saw a very poor

widow dropping in two little copper coins.  He said, 'I tell

you that this poor widow put in more than all the others.

For the others offered their gifts from what they had to 

spare of their riches; but she poor as she is, gave all she

had to live on'".

(Luke21:1-4 TEV)

"'You can be sure that whoever gives even a drink of cold water

to one of the least of these my followers because he is my 

follower, will certainly receive a reward.'"

(Matthew 10:42 TEV)

"The greatest humbug in the world is the idea

that money can make a man happy.  I never 

had any satisfaction with mine until I began to

do good with it."

C. Pratt

FAME

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                                           FAME

Fame.  Ah! yes.  Fame.  Something so many are striving for.
Around here it appears it costs lots and lots of money to get
things named after you so you can be remembered for ever.

Last night while driving home I went over a section of road
"named" after a famous local personality.  It brought to mind
an incident from a few years ago.

When I moved into this area in 1973 this man was a well
know business leader.  I only knew of him from advertising
for his business at that time.  But did not know him.

As happens sometimes, he went into politics for some reason
or other.  And as I was working in an luxury auto dealership
I eventually met the man.  In fact I met and talked to him a
number of times over the years.  Perhaps time is forgiving,
but contrary to most politicians all I remember is liking the
guy.

I do not know how far his fame has spread.  But this section
of road - well, O.K. it's a tunnel - was named after him for
his work with the state.  All so, one of the local cities has a
park named after him. [Only the hospital and the bill collectors
remember me.]  I think that he is way ahead of most of us on
this fame thing.

The last time I met him he was out of politics and retired, the
best I know.  He had come into the dealership to get something
or other done to his car.  Now you know politicians, they cannot
just pick up a book and read like real people, while they wait.
They have to go around talking to people.

What was almost funny, if it had not been so pathetic, was watching
him go around the lobby and the show room looking for folks to
talk with.  It was like nobody even knew him, or even wanted to
talk to him. Here was a real live famous person and know one even
seemed to recognized him.  Perhaps it was just a bad day.

After watching this for a while I got to feeling so bad for him that
I went over greeted him, and talked with him for a while.  It
seemed to brighten him up.

So much for FAME.  It does not last long.

"De not be afraid when one becomes rich,
When the glory of his house increased;
For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him."
(Psalms 49:16,17 NKJV)