Most Expensive Words

Mankind is created with some basic needs - shelter, food/water and clothing. Which raises the question, what do we really need beyond those? But, since Adam and Eve messed up the best deal going, we’ve taken up a consuming desire that drives us, perhaps more than the basic needs to survive.

There are two words, in any language, that are the most expensive words we ever speak - "I want." Some people might suggest that "I do" is the most expensive, but that’s just another want. Don’t misunderstand, all wants are not all bad, unless you let them be.

Impulse buyers spend just because they have opportunity, money and want. Does anyone really need most of what you see advertised on the internet, TV or in papers or magazines? Let’s look at your cell phone, and it’s called a cell phone because it has you locked up behind it. Every few months there’s a new model. They sell because people have wants and wants overrule common sense and basic needs. I had a flip phone until last year, but my family wanted me to have a smart phone. It hasn’t made me any smarter and does nothing for me being able to make a call like I did on the flip phone.

Look in the closet and garage and then look in the mirror. That’s the person that’s responsible for all that stuff that you never use, and will never use. But, you wanted it. I used to want a new pickup every two years, until I sat down and determined how much I was really paying to fill my want. My truck is now 6 years old and my plan is for us to ride off into the sunset together.

If you curb one want per day and pocket the money you would have spent for that want, you will soon accumulate a very large amount. And, you will live through it - almost painlessly.

And, remember, "I want" doesn’t only apply to spending.

Wanting without counting the consequences can destroy lives.

PMO
©2017