MY TWO CENTS - UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SMALL THINGS

Who cares? It's barely worth anything!

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One opinion when it comes to the small things is "who cares?" When dealing with just a few pennies or things that are almost insignificant, a lot of people don't really care, because they think that they don't really matter. However, I would beg to differ.

Time and time again we see certain principles like "He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much" manifested throughout our lives. After all, if someone can't even properly handle the tiniest of things, who would trust them with more?

Sometimes, it is the tiniest things pertaining to the most "insignificant amounts" that are forever recorded in the annals of history. Here are a couple for you to contemplate.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

At least of few of you should remember that Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. Long before he ever became a politician, some people had taken to calling him "Honest Abe." Truly, for people to consider one to be honest is not a bad thing, but where did this nickname originate.

Many of you may have already heard the story about when a young Abraham was working at a store. On one occasion, he accidentally overcharged a woman by a few cents. Yes, a few cents was worth more in those days, but still, it was "only" a few cents. When he realized his error, he chose to walk a couple miles to where the woman lived, just to return the few cents.

This is one example of when a tiny amount of money somehow became worthy of being shared down through the ages. How many of us would even drive a few miles to return a few extra cents?

THE WIDOW'S MITES

In the New Testament, another event has been preserved throughout history pertaining to a very small amount of money. When many people were showing off and presenting large gifts at the temple, a poor widow gave just two tiny mites.

Yet, her action caught the attention of Jesus, and He made a point to draw the attention of His disciples to her actions. In fact, Jesus concluded that she had given more than everyone else, because she had given everything that she had. Though it was very little, because it was all that she had, it was a lot to her.

Again, we see an event about a tiny amount of money recorded and preserved throughout history.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I once heard a joke that is slightly off-color, but it still illustrates a good point. A man once offered a woman a large amount of money for certain "services." She eagerly said that she would accept his offer. He then offered her a tiny amount of money for the same "services." Offended, she slapped him and said, "What kind of woman do you think I am?"

He replied, "M'am, we've already established what kind of woman you are, now we are just negotiating the price."

Ouch! Sad but true, isn't it? I think that all three of these stories help put things into perspective for us. Where do we draw the line?

Is one cent too little to care about, but $500 a good amount? Does the quantity matter, or is it the principle? Would you ever consider giving someone back money that they were accidentally overcharged, or would the bigger the error mean the bigger the payout for you? What about other things? Personally, I would not tell a "little lie" any more than I would tell a "big lie." In some cases, size doesn't matter, does it?

Things like honesty, faithfulness, integrity and character are not emphasized as much as they once were. This does not mean that they are any less valuable, just that many do not care much anymore. I think that it is important to be trustworthy, and to be someone that people know they can depend one.

What you do with your life is your choice, but I already know what I'm doing with mine. Hopefully, these few stories gave you something to think about. Anyway, that's just my two cents.

As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:

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