A little perspective from a day I welcomed a friend’s newborn into the world, and later that day spoke at a funeral for a church member.

I think each of us should be required to stand at the nursery window and quietly watch the newborn babies for twenty minutes.

Then immediately each of us should drive to a cemetery where we would quietly read the tombstones for twenty minutes.

We should do this every few months and maybe we wouldn’t waste so much time and energy on things that don’t matter.

Life is a gift, time is a treasure, and you have both at this moment.

Let go of things that aren’t meaningful, focus on the things that matter the most.

And if you are willing, let God be involved in all you do.

-Tom Wise