Life’s Pursuits

 

 

Some pursue popularity

Some strive for fame

To be popular and or famous

Is to have a great name

 

Some go after money

Some yearn for great wealth

They want to be rich and wealthy

Even at the risk of their health

 

Some want great possessions

Some desire position

Status and power for these

Are their soul ambition

 

Some prefer big families

Some want a big name

Leaving that kind of legacy

Ensures posthumous fame

 

Of course they won’t know

But that matters not,

They will get some idea

Before they leave this spot

 

Some long to discover

Some press hard to innovate,

These are the life pursuits

That will make them great

 

Some want to be doctors

Some want to be teachers

To be known for healing and teaching

Is a phenomenal feature

 

 

Some want to be great actors

Some to be astonishing playwrights

Presenting an alternate reality

Must be their undying delight

 

Some aspire to be magicians

Some the reading of palms

Regarding paranormal activity

They have no qualms

 

Some gravitate to sports

Some to the music industry

In these they’ll make a name

And become world celebrities

 

Some must live in a mansion

Some more than one or two

And wherever they are located

They must have the best view

 

 

Some want to be entertainers

Some to be stand up comics,

They will be quite happy

Once they control the script

 

Some pursue great knowledge

Some the wisdom of the world

Often these particular people

Will even dispute God’s word

 

Some desire universal power

Some even want to be gods

This is their life ambition

Go spread the news abroad

 

 

Some want to be great preachers

Some yearn to own a church

These will have great followings

Leaving many in the lurch

 

Some just want to make it

Some just to get two ends to meet

They stand in awe of the others

And love to be at their feet

 

Something is sadly left out

From all these aspirations

God is conspicuously missing

For each and every equation

 

They will all be total failures

This I can most assuredly add

And at the end of the day

They will all be very sad

  

With God out of the equation

Nothing can be solved

Doesn’t matter how you add it up

You won’t get it resolved

 

Whether scientist or astronomer

Mathematician or philosopher

Without God as the centre

Expect to be a failure

 

Whatever the operation

Be it addition or subtraction

God is the equal sign

That balances every equation

 

Whatever the problem

Without God it’s unsolvable

Doesn’t matter your expertise

You’re still in deep trouble

 

I trust I’ve made the point

To which I remain resolute

There will be no success

Without God in life’s pursuits

 

Stewart Russell © June 2018