09/11/2026
Words of Wisdom: Reminders are important
We get many reminders daily. The doctor’s office sends us a reminder when it’s time for a checkup. The dentist’s office reminds us every six months to come for the routine cleaning. The electric and water company issues reminders that the bills must be paid by such-and-such-a-date. Many wonder why God does not send such reminders. The fact is that God’s reminders come to us in many forms.
When the hair starts to turn grey, God reminds us that old age is fast approaching. There once lived a very holy king in India. Seeing the grey hair around the temples reminded him to retire to the peace and quiet of the woods to practice meditation on God. We too see the grey hair, and we too take immediate action. We rush to the pharmacy to purchase hair color and hide the grey.
When teeth start falling out, we should realize that God is reminding us to eat less. What we do instead is to get dentures and tooth implants so that we may eat what we have been eating.
Failing eyesight is a reminder that we should control the yearning to read trivial books and magazines, and to read only that leads to our ultimate goal.
Failing memory is a reminder for us to remember only the good and to forget the bad. After all, we would not want the bad thoughts to travel with us to the next life.
Fading looks are a reminder that external beauty is fleeting, and that we should try diligently to beautify the mind.
Various aches and pains remind us that we will have to renounce the ever-aging physical body.
We must pay attention to these and more reminders from God.
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