I have recently jumped on
the Downton Abbey bandwagon.
Ricardo has been a huge fan for a long time and so I’d seen bits and
pieces. But I’m now hooked on the
whole series. I’ve worked my way
through seasons 1 and 2 and I’m currently enjoying season 3.
One of the things I have
found intriguing is the daily reality for these aristocrats. They literally don’t have to do
anything for themselves. They
don’t work, don’t cook, clean, or even put on or take off their own
clothes. It sounds nice. I’d probably like it for a day or two,
maybe three. I think a lot of us
like the idea of that kind of ease.
But just like some of the
characters on the show, I think eventually I would become very restless with
that lifestyle. Why? Quite simply, their lives lack purpose. They don’t have to work hard for
anything. It seems pretty boring
in fact.
It reminds me of this news
special about lottery winners and how despite being set for life financially,
they all ended up depressed, downtrodden, and sometimes dead. Why? I mean how many people out there think life would be so satisfying
if it were just easier? But the
truth is when everything is handed to you; you lose the value and pleasure in
those things.
There’s something to be said for working hard. There’s something to be said for
fulfilling your purpose, for having a purpose to begin with. What is my purpose you might ask? While the specifics of our life calling
are different, our life purpose is to do the will of God. What is God’s will for our life? It’s this:
“Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.
There is no commandment greater than these.” Matthew 12:30-31 (NIV)
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