When Marit and I have been pondering a purchase
or I have been salivating over beautiful screens
a question that continues to come up:
"Can I take it with me?"
Will it fit in my carry on?
Will it break my back (and the bank)?
What is the potential of what I acquire and carry?
Will it work in another country?
This echoes our financial philosophy on the fridge door:
"Do I want the latest and greatest toy or my dream?"
"Do I want to rent that movie or see my dream?"
"Do I want to eat that fancy cheeseburger or have my dream?"
Of course we have some cool toys, stop by Video Palace and eat fancy burgers but these are the questions that we check off. It is often annoying because since I was old enough to understand "no" is not a cool answer. A dream or a vision is greater than a fad and can you take it with you?
- M@rk
- Son of Kurt & Su/// Husband to Marit, most beautiful viking of Norway/// Sister: Bold Teacher Bethany /// Brother: Mechanical Musical Matthew///
5 comments:
In this world of instant gratification I am the worst offender. If I want something I'll typically buy it. That's so terrible I know. The things don't last you always want more and no you can't take it with you.
If you can tell yourself "no" and wait for the moment when your dream can become a reality that's awesome. Good luck and more power to you.
Can you take a dream or vision with you? I think so. I guess it depends on where you're talking about taking it though.
In the back of our minds we have the possibility of moving to Norway (home 0.5) and we want to do some work in Africa (dream) ...that is where "take it with me" comes from.
In that case you can definitely take the dream with you.
In that case, I think you can definitely take the dream with you.
thats really cool - i need to be more like that! i don't buy a lot of stuff but definitely am guilty of being a bad steward of money at times....
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