Redeemed Or Not Redeemed?

Of all the redeemable items we see saturated among the American consumer, I often wonder if we really know the true price of redemption and as to whether or not one of the most important resources we seemingly pilfer away is actually redeemable?

We see coupons that are redeemable for what ever item(s) useful or not blighted over entire sections of advertisements relating to everything from cereal to motor oil. Even Christ redeemed our souls from eternal damnation for which the wise are most grateful.But the most precious asset we have that unashamedly and most abused that is wasted and not redeemable is 'time.' We utterly destroy our resource of time through our consistent procrastination, our constant distractions that we allow, and our fruitless acts of going nowhere fast!

Time. We do not have to pay anything for it, yet it is most precious so much so that songs have been written, volumes have been published, commandments have been given and yet, it is not cherished, and neither is it utilized to its fullest potential. The question now becomes whether or not if time had a monetary value would it be cherished more deeply?

I believe it would. simply because the majority of us were not born with 'silver-spoons' in their mouths and because of that money is heavily guarded and held to the highest regard. We all had the dreams of living large and lavish only to awaken to the hum drum of hitting a 9 to 5. So if we are required to pay for something then we place a deeper value on it than not. So what would happen if we had to pay for it...time? What if time was rationed out to us in amounts as cellphone minutes. A certain amount of time each month and after the limit was met, then you had to barter for more or pay excessive amounts of money for more. How apt would we be to guard it more precisely and actually come in each month with a surplus? I guarantee this that if that type of mandate was placed on time we would witness one of the greatest redemption's of time the world has seen. Believe me, if we had to pay for it in monetary terms...It would be utilized down to the inths of a second.

Is not it a shame that something more valuable even more than the Benjamin's is utilized less and regarded as less? Money you can always get more of - but can we say the same of time. For every second of every minute that our hearts beat, and our lungs expand to engulf air so that we breathe every effort should be spent using time to complete the most auspicious of affairs. First, we should make every effort to build, strengthen and secure those relationships that matter most in our lives. Second, we should strive to leave an inheritance for our children whether it be monetary or not, it should speak to our integrity and character; it should be a testament for the coming generations. Last, but not least, we should have put our hand to the plow of strengthening humanity to end poverty and injustice in whatever way we illustrated it through our own personal deeds.

And by doing this, it is exemplified as revering, respecting and redeeming the Time.