Getting the most
We had an interesting experience in our household that past week. I am not pointing any blame, I just want to use the example.
Driving home from pack meeting the other night, our car got a little too close to a parked car. There was not a great deal of damage. Our passenger mirror hit their drivers mirror. In the process, theirs was separated from their car. Of course, we stopped, knocked on the door and tried to get it taken care of. No one answered the door. We wrote a note with our phone number and attached it to the windshield.
Several days later, they called and let us know that they would like it fixed. We told them to get an estimate and we would be more than happy to take care of it. Today, we were called and told they had an estimate. He told us it would be $928.00. He said, I know that sounds high for as old as the car is, but this is the estimate they gave me. I asked for a copy. When I looked at the copy, it had things like fixing all the rust spots, fender, head lamps, belt molding, door shell, and a paint job. We walked out to his car and pointed out that this had happened just a few days ago. The only part of our car that touched his car was our mirrors. We did not scratch anything, dent anything, or even touch the passenger side of the car. I told him we would call the body shop and get an estimate for the mirror. When all is said and done, the estimate is $200.45.
When we look at life, do we look at getting the most for the dollar spent, or to we look at getting the most we can regardless? Do we look for the opportunity to get something for free, do we look to take advantage of others, do we just ride a long for the free lunch? Sometimes it is easy to fall into this temptation. So the caution is there.
We should be working hard to earn the grades we receive, the pay checks we cash, and the blessings we are granted. We should not look for loop holes, easy passages, or expect blessings that we have not earned. By doing so, we will get the most from life that we possibly can. I imagine that if we do, the Lord will give us even more. Get the most.
Driving home from pack meeting the other night, our car got a little too close to a parked car. There was not a great deal of damage. Our passenger mirror hit their drivers mirror. In the process, theirs was separated from their car. Of course, we stopped, knocked on the door and tried to get it taken care of. No one answered the door. We wrote a note with our phone number and attached it to the windshield.
Several days later, they called and let us know that they would like it fixed. We told them to get an estimate and we would be more than happy to take care of it. Today, we were called and told they had an estimate. He told us it would be $928.00. He said, I know that sounds high for as old as the car is, but this is the estimate they gave me. I asked for a copy. When I looked at the copy, it had things like fixing all the rust spots, fender, head lamps, belt molding, door shell, and a paint job. We walked out to his car and pointed out that this had happened just a few days ago. The only part of our car that touched his car was our mirrors. We did not scratch anything, dent anything, or even touch the passenger side of the car. I told him we would call the body shop and get an estimate for the mirror. When all is said and done, the estimate is $200.45.
When we look at life, do we look at getting the most for the dollar spent, or to we look at getting the most we can regardless? Do we look for the opportunity to get something for free, do we look to take advantage of others, do we just ride a long for the free lunch? Sometimes it is easy to fall into this temptation. So the caution is there.
We should be working hard to earn the grades we receive, the pay checks we cash, and the blessings we are granted. We should not look for loop holes, easy passages, or expect blessings that we have not earned. By doing so, we will get the most from life that we possibly can. I imagine that if we do, the Lord will give us even more. Get the most.
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