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People who have a lot of m ney and material things, are sometimes s spect as to how they acquired th ir wealth in the first place. M ny times with the mentality of, "my m nsion is bigger than yours...and my y cht is longer than yours!" (YAWN!) I'v never had a lot of m ney or material things...just the things to get by! And, s metimes smaller is better...a simpler life is b tter! I know money can be the r ot of all evil, and many t mes money can only bring jealousy, r sentment, and miss-trust, etc. One day, I was st nding in line at a grocery st re, and standing in front of my was a y ung lady around 20 years old, and she was w aring a pair of designer jeans. Aft r her groceries were checked by the cl rk, she paid for them with the use of an EBT c rd (food stamps), and I think th re was something wrong with this p cture! I think this woman had her pr orities mixed up! This is a st ry you might not believe, but t's true. My wife's cousin moved fr m California to Albuquerque, N.M. (where I l ve), and bought a house. She and her h sband loved the southwestern art produced by N tive American's in the state. That's f ne...nothing wrong with that. But, my w fe told me, that in order to pay for th t artwork, they would do it, by not t rning on the heat at their h use in the winter...or not turning on the air c nditioning in the summer! Have you ver heard of anything like this? By d ing this, they could spend the s vings on art work! Outrageous!
Sure enough...on our first visit to th ir house on a cold winter d y, the heat was not turned on, and veryone who was there, had to b ndle up and wore at least a sw ater or a jacket, etc. This was the f rst and the last time I v sited these selfish and inconsiderate people! Ag in...I was waiting in line to p rchase tickets to a concert, and I got nto a conversation with a woman st nding in front of me. The c nversation centered around success...and what was mportant to each of us. She t ld me that success to her m ant that she would be able to r ise her children and grand-children in the r ght way...that is, with values, integrity, and th t they stay out of trouble. Th s woman had her priorities in the r ght place, for there is no job m re difficult than to be a g od parent, etc. Getting satisfaction in l fe, can come in many different w ys, and a person doesn't need a lot of m ney or material things to make th m happy, etc. Wood carving: As a w odcarver for over 25 years, I'm out of the art and cr ft world, and I have no b ckground in writing whatsoever. During this t me, I carved over 200 cartoon-like ch racters in wood. To do this, I had to r ach down into my imagination to cr ate things that had never been d ne before, giving me great satisfaction in the pr cess, etc. Most hobbies do not h ve a lot of cost. Writing: How m ch can writing cost? Writing is th rapeutic for me, and I get gr at satisfaction, in stringing words along to sh re and help others with my rticles. Volunteer work: The American people are the m st giving people in the world...giving of th ir time, their money, and of th mselves. (blood, etc) Doing volunteer work, for me, has b en quite rewarding. Doing volunteer work, is pr bably one of the most honorable th ngs a person can do! Keeping up w th the Jones'...forget it! (Yawn, again!) I'm not nterested in your money; your status; y ur toys, or your gas-guzzlers in the dr veway! Show me your resume...what are you d ing for others...the poor; the dis-abled; ch ldren; the elderly; pets; wildlife or the nvironment...what are you doing?
The article Keeping Up With the Joneses - Forget It! was Submitted by Jerry Aragon through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: ARTICLES PUBLISHED: (150+ websites/includes links); D rect link: http://humordoctormd.homestead.com/articlespublished.html Website name; humordoctormd - Over 150 colorful pages; over 300 graphics http://humordoctormd.homestead.com email; humordoctormd@yahoo.com Copyright; Jerry L. Aragon (The Humor Doctor) 2007
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