The Joneses are everywhere. They determine what we think, where we go, what we do, why we do it, how we do it. They have it better than us, they somehow know more than us (at times about us), they pretty much "rule the world". They determine the hair-do (and don'ts), the in-things (and out ones too), almost literally what happens on the earth as it goes round and round. If we are not careful, they can pretty much plan out our lives for us, and we will feel obliged to do it.
At times I wonder who invented the Joneses. Where did they come from, and what are they doing here? Who invented them? Who gave them so much power? Why do many of us have to tremble whenever we hang around them? What's with the awesomeness they're given? Why does everything have to come to a sudden halt just because they dropped by? But most of all, who gave us the mandate to follow them?
Why should the world come to a tumbling halt just because some I-got-more-than-you passed by? Why should I give more power to someone who doesn't think the same way I do? What gives them the audacity to be more than I am? Why should I live life like they're everything and more? What makes them so special?
What will happen if people just stopped keeping up with the Joneses? If everyone was content with who they are, and not look for someone to make them feel that extra special? If everyone looked within themselves, and more importantly, God, to find true contentment, instead of looking for acceptance in people? What if God became our ultimate, instead of the Joneses?
What if we all dropped the Joneses, and put God instead?
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