When people see death approaching, no one yet has said that they wished they had worked longer hours or amassed more goods. A colleague of mine was trying to motivate another colleague to write more books. He was saying, "At the end of your life, what do you really want? Lots of people at your funeral or a shelf full of books?" The one speaking, as you can imagine, was a bit full of himself. He had never really considered the end of life. But when he heard the words come out of his mouth, he realized that people were more important than productivity.
Talk to someone with wisdom and you will hear that friends and family are what's important. How much more important is a relationship with the King himself! With that in mind, only an immature child would be disappointed to hear that his parent, who had been away for some time, would be the big Christmas gift.
- Ed Welch,
Running Scared: Fear, Worry & the God of Rest
, p.122, 123
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