It always seemed so exciting to be an adult...having a job, having my own home, decorating it how I wanted...and of course having my own schedule. Well, I was reminded today how much responsibility comes with that excitement. Somehow the joy seems to disappear a little with the gamble that is called life. I wish that things were a little easier. That when it was time to make a decision--that a voice from above would tell me exactly what needed to do. Should I buy this house? What career path should I take? Should I buy this car now or wait til later?? The voice would thunder down with the exact decision that should be made.
Right now Jon and I are in the process of working with a loan officer for our house. We found out today that we had to put more money down (that will be refunded later). Well..... it would have been nice to know that a little earlier on this year before we made some of the financial decisions that we did. They weren't bad decisions...just ones that in hindsight we would have processed differently. We can't go back though, so now we continue on from here. I thought I knew a lot about being adult and being responsible...but I see now that I only have a limited perspective.
I was thinking too... that we don't have a lot of money and I wish we had more so we could do all the bells and whistles for the house and for our upcoming wedding. However, I found out recently that if you make more than 40 grand a year, you are in the top 1% wealthiest people in the world! I make more than that in a year. And still I think I need more??? I wonder what is wrong with my concept of wealth. What is really a necessity and what is merely a convenience. How should I then live??
No comments:
Post a Comment