LIFE... IS IT A GIFT OR IS IT A LEASE?
O ften, in the past, I have used the expression, “Life is a gift”. But, of late, I don’t like this expression. Instead, I find more often using the expression, “Life is a lease”. So, in this post, let me explain to you why I am prompted to think so. When I think about my life, it does seem to be a pure gift from God. Because, He has just given it with all His love. I haven’t worked for it, paid for it… Yes, I haven’t earned it. He has just placed it in my hand. So, it does look like a gift. But, then, whenever, someone around me wants to drill in my head the point that I have to work hard to earn my bread, sweat it out… I have to pay for the goodies I long for… I have to shed my ‘I am-entitled-for’ mentality… he does that with the expression, “There is no free lunch in life”. And, immediately, that goes into my head… I know he is right. “By the sweat of your brow, you will eat your food until you return to the ground.” Ever since, God sen...