For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life? https://www.biblegateway.com
I’ve lived and worked and traveled around much of the continental U.S., from California to Maine, from Washington to Florida. One thing remains consistent: people are people no matter where you are. Oh there are differences culturally, regionally, ethnically, but in all places when you boil it all down, people are people. The friendly people are friendly, the grumpy people are grumpy, the conservative people are conservative, the liberal people are liberal, the haves have and the have nots have not. The friendly people might be friendly with a Boston accent, the conservatives might be conservative from a Wyoming ranch, the have nots might have not in New Orleans. Deep down, we are who we are no matter where we are.
Where do most people want to be? Doesn’t matter as long as there is a pot of gold there. Friendly/grumpy, conservative/ liberal, have/have not, 99% of the population, if we had our druthers, want and keep searching for that pot of gold because . . . that is what 99% of us think will make us happy, fulfilled, satisfied in life.
Just ask those who have found their pot of gold. Ask them how happy they are, how fulfilled they are, how satisfied with life they are. Here is the answer you will receive from those not in denial:
“My life is still empty and meaningless even with my house in the Hamptons, my yacht on the French Riviera, my island in the Caribbean. All the stuff means nothing.”
So what does it profit to gain the whole world yet forfeit your soul?
It doesn’t
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