A dear friend of mine named Dave forwarded a story from Ed Bridges to me. It was fairly long, but a pargraph of it really was the gist of the message and stood out to me, so I wanted to share it with you:
“Many years ago I flagged a cab in Chicago and began a conversation with the cabby. Here is what he said that influenced my life:
“I wanted a nice home for my family in the city, a summer home on Lake Michigan, and a car for my wife and each of my two children. To afford these, I needed to work two full time jobs. We had the nice home, the summer home on Lake Michigan and cars for everyone in the family. My wife divorced me, and my children would have nothing to do with me. By working two jobs, I got what I wanted, but I lost what I had. What I had was more important to me than what I wanted.”
May we all choose wisely.
Russ
Thanks for sharing, Russ. I consider you a dear friend, too.
Very true, often times we are so busy running after the not so significant thinking we are doing it for the most significant’s good…permission to share this on twitter. Thank you, and thanks for sharing
Hi, Boomie. Thank you for your comment. I have no problem with you sharing this post on Twitter with the caveat that the parts that are in quotes weren’t written by me.
Russ
Something to think about, Russ. Thank you so much for sharing this.
I appreciate your comment!
Russ
Thanks for sharing this. This is a great reminder of what’s important in life–relationships.