Your Cake - - -

              “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”  You have probably heard that said more times than you want to remember.  But, have you ever noticed, that according to our human nature, we almost always want the opposite to be true.  We want a regular, steady paycheck, but most of (be honest!) don’t want to work!  We’d rather have the life where we can get up whenever we want, slowly go through the day caring for whatever activities we choose, not like someone else who is tied to a routine of watching the clock.  But we know for most of us that’s not going to be the case.  We work hard every day to provide the funds needed to give us what we want for ourselves and our families.  Sometimes we tend to confuse ourselves with what we really NEED with what we might WANT.  And this type of thinking becomes exactly the way we view other things, such as outside community services.

                Let’s take a look at what I’m talking about.  You’ve heard many say it.  You’ve got to be honest, you’ve probably said it yourself.  We want better schools for our children.  We want better police and fire department services.  We’ve got to have better roads, and on and on and on.  But, we want it ALL WITHOUT raising our taxes!  Sure, let’s have our cake and eat it too!  Do we try to convince ourselves that it’s okay to be stupid and think we can get all these services without having to pay the bill for them?  Surely we know that schools and municipalities function from the funds they receive from taxes WE PAY!

                Again, we have to honest and admit - - - NOBODY likes paying taxes.  And it does seem today that every possible entity wants to get their hands into the “tax” jar.  And the greed to get more and more of a share of that “tax pie” is a constantly increasing factor for the tax payers.  With the constant adjustment of funding budgets and requests for tax payer demands it is difficult to find the optimum balance.  But, who are we kidding?  NOBODY gets everything they want.  And the area concerning taxes is only one place we can really see where this is true.  Another area to consider is the everyday problem of advertised products.

                Think about it!  If it wasn’t for advertising we would miss out on how many items we’re told we need and we would never know it!  How did we ever live without color television, cell phones, microwaves, and the internet?  Hold on just a minute!  Don’t get me wrong and think I am against advancement or improvement.  Besides, you’d be unable to read my blog if we didn’t have the internet.  But, have you ever noticed that there are times that we are striving to get the latest and greatest gadget, and before you are able to afford it - - - a NEW latest and greatest is out on the market?  So, instead of waiting until you can really afford the item - - - you get instant “buy it now --- pay later” credit.  But, that is an entirely different subject, maybe for a later blog?

                Because of this, many young couples want to have in their twenties what their parents achieved when in their forties or fifties.  They want their cake and eat it too!  We’ve become a NOW generation.  We don’t want to wait for anything.  You may have found yourself standing in front of the microwave impatiently waiting for the water to warm for your coffee.  Never before have we been such a NOW --- NOW --- NOW bunch of people.  But we have to remember - - - we’re only human!

QUOTE TO CONSIDER:

THOUGHTFUL GEM:

"Don't forget! 

What you do today will always affect your tomorrows."