gas prices and others: interesting thoughts…
Subject: Compared with
Gasoline…..
Think a gallon of gas is expensive? (In the US,
gas is averaged at $2.50 US/gallon – Aug. 2005)
This makes one
think, and also puts things in perspective.
Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29
………. $10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19
…………$9.52 per gallon
Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 ……………..
$10.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 ……….. $10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ………….. $33.60 per gallon
Vick’s
Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 ………. $178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85
….. ……$123.20 per gallon
Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ……………….
$25.42 per gallon
Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 ……………………$84.48 per
gallon
And this is the REAL KICKER…
Evian water 9 oz
$1.49……….$21.19 per gallon?! $21.19 for WATER
and the buyers don’t
even know the source. (Evian spelled backwards is
Naive.)
So,
the next time you’re at the pump, be glad your car doesn’t run on
water,
Scope, or Whiteout, or God forbid Pepto Bismal or Nyquil.
Just a
little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the
pump…
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of
his plans to leave the house-building business and live a leisurely life with
his wife enjoying his extended family. He would m iss the paycheck, but he
needed to retire. They could get
by.The contractor was sorry
to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a
personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but in time it was easy to see
that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used
inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a dedicated career. When
the carpenter finished his work the employer came to inspect the house. He
handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my
gift to you."The carpenter
was shocked! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house,
he would have done it all so differently.
So
it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than
our best into the building. Then with a shock we realize we have to live in
the house we have built. If we could do it over, we’d do it much
differently. But we cannot go
back.You are the carpenter.
Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. "Life is a
do-it-yourself project," someone has said. Your attitudes and the choices you
make today, build the "house" you live in tomorrow. Build
wisely!Remember… Work like you don’t need the
money.
Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Dance like nobody is
watching.
A basketball in my hands is worth about $19.
A basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands is worth about $33 million.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
A baseball in my hands is worth about $6.
A baseball in Mark McGuire’s hands is worth $19 million.
It depends on whose hands it’s in.
A tennis racket is useless in my hands.
A tennis racket in Venus Williams’ hands is a championship winning.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
A rod in my hands will keep away a wild animal.
A rod in Moses’ hands will part the mighty sea.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
A sling shot in my hands is a kid’s toy
A sling shot in David’s hand is a mighty weapon.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
Nails in my hands might produce a birdhouse.
Nails in Jesus Christ’s hands will
produce salvation for the entire world.
It depends whose hands it’s in.
As you see now it depends whose hands it’s in.
So put your concerns, your worries, your fears, your hopes, your dreams,
your families and your relationships in God’s hands because…
It depends whose hands it’s in.
This message is now in your hands.
What will YOU do with it?
It Depends on WHO’S Hands it’s in!!
