In our present age, it is so easy to become depressed and overwhelmed. There are many issues within and without that continually threaten our peace of mind. Some of these pressures could be internal, like for instance when we feel a sense of sinfulness which often leads to guilt and a sense of inadequacy.
Other things which could threaten our peace of mind is fear and worry. We worry about our past actions and what effect it may have on our future, we worry about whether our investment today will yield anything worthwhile in the future to justify the investment, we worry about the children and the pressures they might be facing from their peers or which they might be exposed to in the future. It goes on and on and one would be so amazed about what other people worry about and fear.
Posts - November 2011
For a young child during the immediate years after World War II, the treats and gifts were infrequent and few. For this reason, I really valued the few I received. One of my infrequent treats came from the center of our local town--a soft-serve malted milk flavor ice cream cone.
I will never forget the afternoon when Mom gave me the coins for a cone, and I went to the ice cream stand only to find that a new franchise had taken over the business. Their product was an inferior vanilla soft serve. I was displeased and far from polite. I practically told them to get out of business and was further shocked when a month or so later, they did. My thoughtless rudeness resulted in a strong guilt and regret.
Any of us can get ourselves into regrettable situatio...
