Time flies...

Why does everything take so long. I work on my finances; 20 minutes gone. I play with TypePad; 45 minutes gone. I write this blog; 4... not done yet...

Everything takes time. I guess you knew that. Reading this blog entry is taking time (so's writing it).

I guess, since everything takes time (and we have a very limited supply of it), then we should be very careful how we use it.

I'm confident that I squander mine all to frequently. I have the hardest time picking what thing needs to be done when.

Those little priority settings in To Do List applications are all well and good, but they don't help me much unless I set them. It's hard to find time to prioritize when that's one of the things on the list. I suppose that should be one of the first things. Or maybe not.

Perhaps the first thing on my list should be to rest in the fact that it doesn't all have to get done. No really. If the planets revolutions around the Sun depended on how I spent my time, then we could all begin worrying about Benjamin's schedule. Since it doesn't, happily, there's one less thing that I have to worry about.

Going far beyond that silly example, there is the Truth that everything I do under the sun is worthless. Really. Vanity is the word Solomon used for it. His book, Ecclesiasties, is full of how "stupid" (my word) life is. He talks about how living foolishly is the dumbest thing we can do, but he even talks about how living wisely (by itself) doesn't get you much farther.

His "conclusion of the whole matter" is that we only have one reason to live: to fear God and keep His commandments. Sound crazy? Sound to simple? Try living for anything else and see if your completely satisfied.