Its a monday morning... but a different kind of one though. I am back to work after a week-long unexpected 'vacation'. It was unexpected, indeed.
All in the family were infected with the conjunctivitis bacteria and so we all were in a state of isolation from society this past one week. This, I believe was a pre-planned isolation. A pre-planned one from God, our Creator. I believe so because God taught us a very important lesson through this one-week time with family.
The big lesson was that of REST. Not of spiritual rest - but that of physical rest. Even God rested on the seventh day of creation and mandated that man does so too. What did I learn during this resting period?
1. God made man on this earth, not to pass each day like a wound-up doll, with hands full of activity. But, he has done so to pause and live each moment with peace and rest.
2. God and his will for our life are the most essential things in life - not our work. So set priorities right. This does not mean that work is unimportant. But that, my efforts should not too much focused on excelling in work at the cost of my relationship with God.
3. Family is important - let us not sacrifice the mental and spiritual well-being of our family (especially growing children) at the cost of doing well at work. I realized that I used to be very occupied with what to cook, prepare and keep ready for tomorrow that I hardly spent time with kids in the present. I even feared that in this business of living for tomorrow, I might end up loosing the 'present' that my kids are in irreversibly. Dear Lord, may that never happen!
Now that I am back to work, may I do so reminding myself of my priorities and setting them right.
