I have a lifetime accumulation of "stuff". Much that I have acquired through the years with the thought that collectables would have some value as I approached retirement. Of course the robust world's economy has proven that idea was not the best one.
Swedish Rocket Scientist decided that South African Gold Stocks were the way to go. Yeah they all went bankrupt. His aunt, whom died last year, turns out to have invested heavily Israeli munitions and arms stocks. Yeah, that portfolio has left SRS more money than he ever will be able to spend in his lifetime!
Dutchman, well he went whole hog into something like Amway and for all of his efforts he ended up with troubles. Now he is into real estate, although his Mexican holdings seem to have lost about 90% of value! And his current holdings are about breaking even. Who knows where it will go?
I used my retirement savings to adopt four children 17 years ago. Everyone told me this was madness and that I would regret liquidating all for the sake of orphans. No, never have, they bring me joy, even in their trials because I know God called them out of Russia for a reason. One day we will all understand the answer to that and it will be to His good.
And now I stand in indecision as far as what to do. I am presented with the perplexing. Do I walk away from all, with only memories and a few mementos of a lifetime? Or do I put all in storage against a future day when I may have cause to sell all or use it again?
Decisions, decisions!
But, whatever comes I now know that all is over for me, there is no longer any future on this path for me. In fact the path may have disappeared right out from under me and now God is squeezing me like a zit into the unknown ...
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