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Thats a whole lot...
Having said that, I can only say this.
I am not completely arrived in many areas, but Im striving to get there. If one is to be holistic, then one must acknowledge their short comings, and if the truth be told, there is always room for improvement in all fronts. I am reminded of the story of the rich man who built barns to fill his wealth and all he had acquired. He felt that he had "arrived" yet Christ tells us, that The Lord said to him, "thou fool, this night your soul is required". The he tells the man what now will become of your "wealth"? Its a story containing a principle that tell us that we should always self examine ourselves and continually make steps to improve because none of us can fully say we have arrived, we can believe it but in reality we are fooling ourselves. Striving for excellence should always be our desire but none should get a swole head and think we have arrived because we know anything can happen. Sure we can be secure in many things but if 9/11 or katrina taught us anything, we would be wise to understand life changes and all the wealth, emotion, peace of mind can fly out the window at any given time.
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