Tallying

“Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”  Luke 12:15 (KJV)

“Take care! Protect yourself against the least bit of greed. Life is not defined by what you have….”  Luke 12:15 (The Message)

This caught my eye and mind today because this is the time of year for tallying things up – on many fronts.   We are inundated with year in review “Best of” and “Top Ten Lists.”  It is also a time, in my profession, and I assume others, where ledgers are balanced and the year is analyzed in the fiscal sense.  In the vernacular, it is a time when the pie is split, and human nature being what it is, everyone wants as much pie as possible.

As such, it is a good time to remember that “a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth” or, “life is no defined by what you have,” no matter what or how much you have.

Of course, it is always a good time to remember that.