Mushroom, at Fungle Jungle, has been thinking about some of the same themes that I have been writing about in this blog. He has written an excellent post here entitled The Crabgrass Monologue. These words of his rang so true to me: "Discontent is like dandelions. Complaints are like crabgrass. If we are going to have a decent lawn or garden, it requires cultivation. We have to work to have beautiful flowers or fruits and vegetables." Just as important, he writes, is the need for containment: "To be content is to be contained. The desires of the contented are contained by what they already have. Not everyone is, or should be, content at the same level, but we can all learn to create boundaries for our desires and to live within the restraints of those fences."
Most importantly, he ends this excellent piece by citing Scripture: "Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:5-6)
Now listen to Johnny Cash sing this Porter Wagoner song cited by Fungle Jungle.
Wow, Bob! You are deep and philosophical today! Thanks for linking to this song. I will definitely need to listen to it many more times.
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