Changing One's Perspective...

Valuable Oranges...
One of the most tragic accidents that ever happened came about in the mid-Atlantic, April 14, 1912.
The Titanic, one of the largest vessels of all time, hit an iceberg and sank within a few hours. Many stories of heroism and courage have been written about this incident. Many women chose to go down with their husbands. The band played "Nearer My God to Thee."
One woman who was allotted space on one of the rescue boats asked permission to return to her stateroom. She was given three minutes. In that stateroom money and jewels were scattered all over the floor, but she took no heed of them. Rather, she snatched three oranges and hurried back to the boat.
It seems almost incredible that the woman preferred oranges to diamonds.
But, you see, death had boarded the Titanic, and with one blast of his awful breath, transformed all values-precious things became worthless and worthless things became precious.
Death has a funny way of changing things. All of the things we work for and worry about seem reasonable until they are viewed in the light of our own death. The pursuit of pleasurable things seems most reasonable until one thinks about death. Striving for fame would also seen reasonable until one ponders the grave. Death just has a way of changing one's perspective.
The thing that happened on the Titanic actually happens every day-but remember: values transformed at death are values transformed too late. Will you transform your values now?

"Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
-I Timothy 6:6-8