Taking It All In

It pretty amazing these days to meet people who have never traveled overseas, when on a cruise or even been on an airplane.  But it is true.  Believe it or not, there are a lot of people who are not caught up with how the world operates; i.e. Wall Street, Main Street, Corporate America, and even their local government. They are simply trying to survive as best as they can each and every day. All they really want is to live in peace, safety, be law abiding, work a fairly reasonable job, roof over their heads, clothes on their back, food on the table, the ability to pay bills on time and to attend church regularly.  Many of them only take what life gives them… nothing more and nothing less.  Way too often, they are overlooked and suffer in silence.     

For the up and coming generations of X, Y and Z, it is quite easy to get caught up trying to live a life way beyond one’s means. It is a hard habit to break, just ask the previous ones. It is more difficult when credit is easy to get, there are deals to be had and of course trying to keep up with the latest and greatest of the times.  Way too many people are trying to impress other people and live a life similar to those that appears on regular TV, cable, satellite or in the movies.  Some people even try to emulate what they see and are willing to go into massive debt in order to keep up appearances. It seems to be more about…what’s in it for me, me and more of me.

At the bottom of the sea floor lives a remarkable creature, it is called a Sea Sponge.  It is a renewable natural resource with over 5000 species, of which only seven are deemed to be of commercial value.  Some species have been found nearly 5 miles down in the ocean.  The Sea Sponge possess an amazing regenerative power as the natural process of the tide and current will pick them up and can re-grow in a new  location.  The superiority of natural sponges is unmatched for quality, safety and longevity.  Additionally, they are quite absorbent; create a luxurious lather, softly textured and suitable for the most sensitive skin.  It is truly one of nature’s most wonderful gifts and is the real deal.         

In the movie, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Clarence Oddbody (Henry Travers) the guardian angel for George Bailey (James Stewart) … makes this statement…  “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many others lives.  When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?  And perhaps, that is what Urban America needs, more people who know the real value of life and treasures each moment.  What do you think?