I was listening to General Conference while I was out walking Peter tonight. I came across one of the talks given by our prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, titled "The Race of Life". He discussed the importance of focusing on the questions: "Who am I?", "Why am I here?" and "Where am I going?". Here is a small excerpt that made me think to appreciate the more important things in life.
"Everywhere people
are in a hurry. Jet-powered aircraft speed their precious human cargo across
broad continents and vast oceans so that business meetings might be attended,
obligations met, vacations enjoyed, or families visited. Roadways
everywhere—including freeways, thruways, and motorways—carry millions of
automobiles, occupied by more millions of people, in a seemingly endless stream
and for a multitude of reasons as we rush about the business of each day.
In this fast-paced
life, do we ever pause for moments of meditation—even thoughts of timeless
truths?
When compared to
eternal verities, most of the questions and concerns of daily living are really
rather trivial. What should we have for dinner? What color should we paint the
living room? Should we sign Johnny up for soccer? These questions and countless
others like them lose their significance when times of crisis arise, when loved
ones are hurt or injured, when sickness enters the house of good health, when
life’s candle dims and darkness threatens. Our thoughts become focused, and we
are easily able to determine what is really important and what is merely
trivial.
Such moments of
clarity come to all of us at one time or another, although not always through
so dramatic a circumstance. We see clearly what it is that really matters in
our lives and how we should be living.
Said the Savior:
“Lay not up for
yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves break through and steal:
“But lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and
where thieves do not break through nor steal:
“For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Is it bad that I only exercise so I can have more dessert?
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