A teacher
gave this math problem to her class:
A wealthy man died and
left 10 million dollars. One fifth went to his wife, one fifth to his son, one
sixth to his butler and the rest to charity. What does each person get?
A student answered – a lawyer!
I remembering my dad
telling me about his will – everything is divided up evenly – I don’t want any
problems after I am gone – I told him – Thank God.
How many times I have
walked into wakes – the funeral director usually warns me - family fighting – people
not talking to one another – almost always over money.
You can see how smart Jesus
is – thy to drag him into a family dispute – I’m staying out of it – but then
advise – avoid greed in all its forms.
Greed – from Greek –
pleonexia – seeks more – never enough
Family put up hummingbird
feeder – running out quickly – but then it slowed down – only filled once a
week – a male bird had taken over – spent its days driving away every other bird
– guard duty every minute – it lost its freedom – became possessed by his
possession.
Hung Bishop Dom’s picture in the new Bishop Dom meeting room – would you like to hang anything else? I’ll ger back to you. Yes – I will put together some things – when I’m gone – who will care? Detachment!
Nothing wrong with
possessions – but cannot let them possess us.
A few days I was in
Stockholm, Sweden – home of the Nobel Museum. I was delighted and proud to see
the featured exhibit was about Dr. King and his non-violent approach to civil
rights.
The Nobel Prize is given
each year to those who make exceptional contributions toward peace as well as
the arts and sciences. Alfred Noble was a Swedish chemist who was best known
for his invention of explosives. He licensed the formula for the creation of
weapons. One day, his brother died, and the newspaper by mistake printed an
obituary for Alfred instead of his brother.
He was identified as the inventor of dynamite, thus enabling armies
achieve new levels of destruction. He was horrified. I will be remembered for
that?
He took his fortune and
established awards for those who contribute to life and to peace – this is what
he is remembered for – how about us?
