I have been reading some articles lately about abundance (here and here) and have been thinking about the whole concept of abundance. There are many factors that the articles reference that I am going to explore a little bit further.
Abundance means more than just having or making lots of money. While I think it is part of it, there is much more to it than that. In fact I would suggest that money has little to do with living an abundant life.
I read an Earl Nightingale story once where he related a fable about a fisherman and the fish he caught. The fish would grant him any wish that he wanted if he would just let him go. The fisherman let him go and talked it over with his wife about what they wanted. With each passing wish, it got more and more out of control until they were living in a huge castle with more than they knew what to do with.
Then they wished that the sun would be under their control so they could be able to do what they wanted with that. The fish was disgusted with them and took everything away, leaving them in their original shack.
He then goes on to say how similar that is to real life and human nature. We constantly wish for more and more things, but most of it is not what brings true happiness to our lives. “If I only had _____ I would be happy.” Pretty soon, when we have that which we desire, we are wishing for still more.
Abundance is a tricky thing that has more to do with how we treat others and the lives we live then how others treat us.
I am going to explore this a little more in the upcoming week or so.
