If you were to stop what you are doing right now and think about it....what is the furthermost thing from your mind? I'm not privy to any studies on that, but I would sure bet that better than half of the folks who would be asked that question would say "getting old". Getting old is a relative thing, and I think that is especially true for us men.
When we are kids and teens....grampa is old...way old, and we can not imagine ourselves "being there" anymore than we can imagine birds barking. In our 20's and 30's our grampa's are older yet, and once again we just can't picture ourselves being that age. After all, in that age bracket there is a whole lot more going on than worrying about getting old. There's jobs to be concerned with, families to provide for, and face it...most of us in that age bracket are pretty healthy. So not to worry.
In our 40's we may get our thoughts tweaked once in a while as we realize that maybe, just maybe we are pushing the halfway point of our life span. But, we still feel young, we are energetic (denial helps us feel that way for sure), and we consider ourselves "vibrant", right? Thoughts of getting old become a bit more prevalent as we enter into our 50's, and by the time we hit the 60's we don't necessarily admit that we are getting old, but we do acknowledge that inside ticking of the age clock. And it is down hill from there....we are getting old. Regardless of how we feel, we now fully realize that yes, we are getting old.
There is a point to all of this. The time span between the 20's and the late 60's is a whole lot faster than anyone ever realizes. Which makes the question "what's the furthermost thing from your mind?" actually quite important. When we think that time will pass by slowly (it will be forever before I am old like grampa), we tend to put off things, to procrastinate. You know..."I'll get that later" or "I'll do that later....I've got lots of time".
Being the absolute best man, husband, and father is not something to let time sort out for you. It is a lifetime journey, simply because of one thing.....none of us knows when we will die. You see, dying is also one of the things that is furthermost from our minds, and yes, it will generally come in 2nd place to growing old as an answer to the question "What is the furthermost thing from your mind?"
In the grand scheme of things, which is more important? Living daily while growing in Christ, or putting it off until we get older because then we will have more time for it? No time like the present, is there.....regardless of your age now?
No comments:
Post a Comment