For Where Your Treasure Is, There Will Be Your Heart Also

"For where your treasure is, there will be your heart also."

- Matthew 6:21

This is one of my most celebrated verse in the Bible. If you read Matthew 6:19-21, it has a whole lot of meaning, but tonight, I will put a different opinion based on a single verse.

Most people miss out (including me) because they never discover one simple truth: Fulfillment in the simplicity of life. In this generation, we tend to seek fulfillment through worldly things. If we have this and that, we'd never ask for more... yada... yada... because of the cutthroat survival in a modern-day setting.

It never occurred to us that in every action that we do, we should do it with careful consideration in fulfilling what our soul needs without thinking of our temporal difficulties in life. It's a human err since living in this world sticks in our mind first than feeding our inner core.

In the last four days, I have found my way again to my lasting treasures.
My family, my career, Tommee, my friends.

Tiresome as it may seem, but I have managed to keep my time balanced for all the people/things that are closest to my heart.

I ran errands to and fro for my family
Talked sense with Aaron without getting angry
Spent time with such lovely friends whom I care so much
Helped a friend in need
Opened a line for friends whom I haven't seen lately
Managed to finish some of the things that I needed to do for my career
Attended an occasion without getting late
Prayed openly without getting distracted
Gave assistance to a complete stranger
Smile people at random who meets you in the eye

And most of all...

Spent perfectly magical moments with the guy I love so dearly
(Yes honey, our time may be so short but we had a lot of the sweetest things shared lately..)

They are what I call the LASTING TREASURES of my life.

In our quest to make our lives understandable and manageable, all it takes is to realize that we are blessed even if times are rough and pile of rocks may seem to hinder us in moving forward. People who manage to break out of selfishness and focus more on what our soul needs find a purpose to a life far beyond to the worldly things this life can offer.

For life's meaning is not found in getting more, but GIVING more.

Because whatever gifts we have given, be it big or small, we should share it wholeheartedly. In this way, we fulfill what our purpose here on earth and creating satisfaction in our lives. And there is nothing sweeter than doing a small act of kindness most especially for the people you love. And the rest will go on.