Have you noticed how easy it is for us to complain these days? We just go to a social media address, log in, and start with the words that best suit how irritated we are. Doesn’t require thinking, and with very little concern for others, just self. And, others are not the only ones to do it… I’ve done it too.
I just caught myself posting an irritating situation where I felt I had been held hostage for money to continue an account that was not supposed to cost a dime. Who knows if anyone will read it learn anything helpful or find peace… Surely not, since it is basically a rant on my part. And, maybe I will even take it down from my site. Did it make me feel fullfilled or at peace? No. It did not. Will it change the ramifications of what happened? No. It will not. Will the place of business care or be interested in my disappointment in thier business practice(s)? No. They will not. This is another place where people do not matter but money and somebody else’s income does.
There is only a couple of solutions to this type of issue, in this writer’s mind: Either pay and try to forget that you’ve been “had”, or try to fight the giant that causes these people who do this. I for one am in no position to do either, so I just left without solution to my problem but walked away with my cash in somebody else’s pocket.
As I give this whole thing further consideration, I find myself going into prayer where I always find a listening ear. Peace beats The World every time; and, somehow I will rise above this loss with the help that never fails. I still won’t have the cash that was “stolen” from me, but I will have peace and know that I am still taken care of by His bird’s eye view and action.
May you also find peace, as we navigate the world of greed and avarice.
Best…
Carolyn Thomas Temple