The Best Things in Life are Free By LBW

I have to say that life is good and the best things are free of charge. We pay to go to the club, the movies, or some other outing, but when it comes down to it nothing compares to the relationships and bonds in life that money can't buy. I was sitting and thinking of all the times I spent late nights just hanging out or talking over with friends about some pressing issue and it hit me. Life is good and the moments that arise reveal that if money is all you want then your missing the ultimate joy in life.

Just think if the best things in life had a price tag. Companies like Good Life, Great Times and Friends R' Us would charge top dollar and people would spend their entire check on getting the benefits. I think of the countless times being consulted on life's problems by good people. I think of "happy birthdays" and facebook messages sent to make sure I have a great day. I think of falling asleep on shoulders or being patted on the back when i really needed it. I think of "I love you"s and back massages to sooth tension. I think of every hand shake, smile, and high five. As you can see these things carry more value than any game system, fancy car, or new outfit. The most beautiful thing about all this is that the value increases constantly and never loses value no matter what.

As I look over my life I realize that because of the things in life that didn't cost money I am where I am today. I recognize that I had a really expensive education, but the love my father had for me is what really financed it. His belief in me when no one else did is what I needed to carry on. I've been entrusted to many leadership positions(Triton College Student Association,Model Illinois Government, Relay For Life, and the Jan Donatelli for Congress Campaign), but its my friends that were there and their confidence was my drive. I don't have to tell you how this all made me feel when it hit me. I do have to tell you that I thanked God. For the best things in life are free because he made them so. Mankind can be so evil but so kind at the same time.

God stands in the balance and puts these beautiful things in our life to make us complete. There is an infinite void in our life that most of us try a life time to fill. I devoted my life to God and he filled that void in a number of years and he never ceases to amaze me. I remember spending the hardest times in my life in prayer and I always came out on top. I remember asking Jesus for strength only to find that it was already there because the Lord already put it there. I know Jesus loves us all and gave his life for our sins in order for us to receive salvation and that is the best thing in life and thank God its free!