Seedings. Feelings.
"Enjoy life"
"Live it to its fullest!"
"If you can't enjoy it than what is it worth?!"
"Live in the moment"
"If I can't go eat out at Pie Works, life is not worth living." (I hope nobody thinks that :-) If you do, please call your local Rabbi, lol.)
Those are all quotes urging us on to take advantage of life and enjoy every moment. Don't worry about the future, it's the present that counts. Live it up, baby!
"Rapidly did grow the seedlings of the diligent to become cedars for the
beams of our house." Many years before his children were in need of cedar wood ... Father Yaakov planted seeds which would provide for his offsprings' need. (Hey, that rhymes) He planted seeds which grew into cedar trees with which his children built the Mishkan.
Diligent people think about the future of their children. They don't live careless, happy go lucky lives without paying a pittance of thought about their childrens' future needs. They don't indulge in their own vanities at the expense of their childrens' well being. They do plant seeds which will mature into full grown trees to provide for their childrens' well being.
What are we planting for our offspring?
Are we throwing out the seeds? Or are we planting seeds which will bear fruit so support our offspring in our times of need? Are we the diligent grandparents of our offspring? Or are we the thoughtless antecedents to our future?
Do we shirk our responsibilities to our childrens' future? Or do we curb our carefree life and think about someone elses' future?
As I stand on the brink of becoming a parent, what seeds am I planting?
(BTW there is a difference between forethought about the future and worrying about the future. Have forethought. Dont worry)
