An expensive new bed...bought for her husband. For comfort. To enjoy.
Who knew? Before he had a chance to use it, he died. And now, the wife ends up crying to sleep alone. In this new bed.
For you see.. This couple, once young sought to earn money. More and more of it.. To be used in their old age. To enjoy.
Little did they know, time crept up slowly among them.. And without warning, the husband passed away. And now, whats to come with all that money..hoarded over the years..
Only to be spent alone.
Its sad. But its true. It happened.
When I was told this story I had to try hard to stop the tears from trickling out.. It makes me evaluate my priorities in life..
Money? Career? Family?
I once read this story.
"Life is like a giant jellybean jar with a limited number of jellybeans in it.. One jellybean. One day of your life. As each day pass, one jellybean is eaten. And we are blind. With no clue as to how many jellybeans are there left..."
Is today your last jellybean? Or maybe tomorrow?
You know.. The story of the couple up there? The wife's one regret was being so caught up with work. Not spending enough time with her husband.. And now its too late.
Time isn't up for you and for me.
Yet.
For the full jellybean jar story go here: http://the-happy-coriander.blogspot.com/2011/02/that-jar-of-jellybean.html
