Monday, June 16, 2008

Gifted

Some things are clearly a gift from God.
Like a miraculous healing,
A stroke of inspiration,
An economic windfall,
A narrow escape from death.
Others, we readily take credit for:
Like great physical beauty,
Being smart as a whip,
Being a good writer, a filmmaker,
A CEO, a visionary, a sculptor,
an heir,...

But wait a minute here--lets look this gift horse in the mouth.
This mouth--clearly a gift from God.
This life--the first gift.
This body--bundled with gift number 1.
This planet--clearly a gift.

Now what does that leave out that's not a gift?
Those I can take credit for.

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