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There's an old story about a bird who made a deal with a farmer. In exchange for a feather the bird would receive a worm. Pretty soon the bird ate so many worms and lost so many feathers that he couldn't fly anymore. Though he recognized his real destiny was in the sky, the worms proved too tempting. Foolish bird, we say. Sometimes we are like that bird. Though we realize our outlook is beyond this world and that we are "citizens of heaven," how often do the worms get the best of us. How often do we center our lives on the temporary, short-lived treasures of this earth. How often do we give Mammon the feathers of service in exchange for worms and become hopelessly weighed down with the cares, riches, and pleasures of this world.
-- Richter
There's an old story about a bird who made a deal with a farmer. In exchange for a feather the bird would receive a worm. Pretty soon the bird ate so many worms and lost so many feathers that he couldn't fly anymore. Though he recognized his real destiny was in the sky, the worms proved too tempting. Foolish bird, we say. Sometimes we are like that bird. Though we realize our outlook is beyond this world and that we are "citizens of heaven," how often do the worms get the best of us. How often do we center our lives on the temporary, short-lived treasures of this earth. How often do we give Mammon the feathers of service in exchange for worms and become hopelessly weighed down with the cares, riches, and pleasures of this world.
-- Richter
