Knowing the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing

I was allowing my mind to simply wander today while we had a slow afternoon at work. While day dreaming and thinking of goals and dreams for the future it hit me like a ton of bricks. People today, and not only young people (this is not a stereo type kind of thing) just people in general seem to have lost their knowledge of the value of things. Price tags, status symbols, you name it we all have on super speed recovery but knowing the true value of things seems a thing of the past.

Time is money to alot of people and in many instances there is truth there, yet time is priceless. How can we put a price tag on time spent with family, baking cookies with grandma or learning to sew with my mom. I re-thought everything I've done in life, and the stark cold truth of all my failures washed over me like ice water, but ya know there are so many valuable, cherished moments in my life where I did the right thing or where I spent now treasured time with family and friends.

I am determined from here on out to try to live a life based on value, the value of life and not the price at which things are marked. Physical possessions are nice I admit I'm spoiled, but I can't take them with me and above all else family, friends and reaching out to others is what really give life VALUE and makes everything worth while.

It's that smile that's returned by a perfect stranger just because I smiled at them first. It's the way others will feel true surprise and delight when offered even a tiny kindness. While I know I'll have my selfish moments because I always do, I'm striving to do better, give more and help others as much as I can. I hope to truly understand the VALUE of life.