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Silence is Golden
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Date: March 27, 2023 12:56AM
I am nearing my 50th year in the work force. If I were to count the second and third jobs to maintain a household and pay tithing in my earlier years, I am closer to 65 years in the workforce. Today (Sunday) was a quiet day, I got up, wandered about, did what I felt like doing, and then sat down to write this.
The reason I am bring this up is my wife got this E-Mail from a former co-worker telling her all about her mission she was on wtih her husband. Since this co-worker was just an aquaintance, the e-mail confused my wife as to what her intentions were. This co-worker retired about a year ago, with major vision problems and will most likely loose her eyesight at some point. But hey lets go on a mission so I cannot see the world before I loose my vision? And then this random E-Mail about how wonderful things are in the mission field. My wife said to me, whats her point, I dont care about her mission. Its another one of those boundry issues again I suppose. So you spend your life busting your butt, hopefully saving for retirement, and then some church wants you to go on a mission at your cost? So in essence all you do is walk away from one daily grind to another. When in all reality it has little value except for the statistical department of the church. I just cannot understand how people think that paying for your upkeep, while baby sitting elders, branches, wards, or teaching stuff like budgeting in your senior years is somehow going to make you god like material. Heck, volunteer at the local charity of your liking. You stay home, help people, go on vacations where you want to go, spend time with the grand kids, and know your house is still intact. Most of all you are in charge of your life instead of some religious institution.
Glad I got out of that mindset.........sheesh! Most of us waisted our younger years, so I would encourage all to not throw away their senior years.