THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THOSE OVER FORTY or FIFTY YEARS OLD

I am pretty sure all the Chinese ethnics throughout the world are celebrating the Chinese New Year and this time it is the year of the golden boar. My church had a special service last night and it was a nice one where everyone who was back from outstation/abroad could join in to enjoy the celebration as there were several musical presentations by our youth, midst and old. One funny thing that cropped up was during the service there was a half an hour testimony on tithing. We have that every Sunday without a miss, informing believer not to rob God (precedent from Malachi 3:3) and the only and optional means pertaining wealth and prosperity. I feel during this special occasion, this issue should not have brought up since most of those attending are not local residents (might not even be believers) as it was a time of evangelizing. Well, I am here not to jude but just to voice my opinion in this Blogger (and not else where).

For today, I have something for you to ponder about the topic entitled above (from anonymous source).

1. Focus on enjoying people, not on indulging in or accumulating material things.
2. Plan to spend whatever you have saved. You deserve to enjoy it and the few healthy years you have left. Travel if you can afford it. Don't leave anything for your children or loved ones to quarrel about. By leaving anything, you may even cause more trouble when you are gone.
3. Live in the here and now, not in the yesterdays and tomorrows. It is only today that you can handle. Yesterday is gone, tomorrow may not even happen.
4. Enjoy your grandchildren (if you are blessed with any) but don't be their full time baby sitter. You have no moral obligation to take care of them! Don't have any guilt about refusing to baby sit anyone's kids, including your own grand kids. Your parental obligation is to your children. After you have raised them into responsible adults, your duties of child-rearing and babysitting are finished. Let your children raise their own off-springs.
5. Accept physical weakness, sickness and other physical pains. It is a part of the aging process. Enjoy whatever your health can allow.
6. Enjoy what you are and what you have right now. Stop working hard for what you do not have. If you do not have them, it's probably too late.
7. Just enjoy your life with your spouse, children, grandchildren and friends! People, who truly love you, love you for yourself, not for what you have. Anyone who loves you for what you have will just give you misery.
8. Forgive and accept forgiveness. Forgive yourself and others. Enjoy peace of mind and peace of soul.
9. Befriend death. It's a natural part of the life cycle. Don't be afraid of it. Death is the beginning of a new and better life. So, prepare yourself not for death but for a new life with the Almighty.
10. Be at peace with your Creator. For... He is all you have after you leave this life.