Comments on: Bucket List

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:57:09 +0000

I think the majority of people’s list includes helping people, trying to make a difference in the world for the good. But, instead we live the easy, self-centered life that doesn’t take extra effort or remove us far from our comfort zone that we seem to feel the need or even right to live. Thinking we have the right to do this or that sure pulls our focus away from the truth…that everything we have is a gift from God, a blessing…not something we can boast of with pride of what we deserve or earned.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:45:56 +0000

Very, very true. Some of our list items are a personal adventure, but with the intent to pass knowledge and experience on. In the end, even these “personal” list items are actually not selfish. As a teacher, I’m sure your list is very well rounded and includes the many people you are in contact with. There are certain occupations that attract people with these types of attributes, teaching is definitely one of them. Teaching is one of the most giving adventures one can undertake. I’m glad that we still have a few people with enough personal willpower to undertake such a position.

By: stotman

stotman — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:34:55 +0000

I think also that it is in sharing our experience that we are fulfilling #2. If I do someday go to the Pyramids (which is on my mental list) I will tell that tale and share that story with generations to come for as long as I live. This is part of my role as a teacher. I commonly use the places I have gone to help me explain, share, and explore the world around us. Something I really try to emphasize with my students. So I don’t always see “our” list as selfish. It is through our own experiences that others are taught, but you do have to take the effort to do the sharing.