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Mem

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"If you love life, do not waste time, for time is what life is made of."

- Bruce Lee
If you could have only one of these to have to be less, being petless and hobbieless would probably be a draw (I like to have my pet riding shotgun when I'm engaged in my hobbies) but they'd make it in toward the top of the list. However, being timeless would definitely out rank them all, and the rest would follow accordingly:
-wealthless- my wealth be a comfort if I were petless or hobbieless
-friendless - my friends would likely support me if I were wealthless, petless and hobbieless, but less likely to if I were healthless
-healthless- my health would sustain me if I were friendless, wealthless, and petless or hobbieless and likely even if I were familyless so it's coming in at a close last
-familyless- my family would care for me if I were healthless, and friendless, and wealthless, and petless, and hobbieless
 

Mem

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If you could have only one of these to have to be less, being petless and hobbieless would probably be a draw (I like to have my pet riding shotgun when I'm engaged in my hobbies) but they'd make it in toward the top of the list. However, being timeless would definitely out rank them all, and the rest would follow accordingly:
-wealthless- my wealth be a comfort if I were petless or hobbieless
-friendless - my friends would likely support me if I were wealthless, petless and hobbieless, but less likely to if I were healthless
-healthless- my health would sustain me if I were friendless, wealthless, and petless or hobbieless and likely even if I were familyless so it's coming in at a close last
-familyless- my family would care for me if I were healthless, and friendless, and wealthless, and petless, and hobbieless
Ok. Wait a minute (that is, if you have a minute), this approach to rank actually would have time coming in absolutely last...? :unsure:(Why does my mind work so strangely?)
 

jacko

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Pets are like family too… I miss my dog.
 

jacko

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Sometimes family can cause heartache… in the case of a divorce.. But. A child will always be your child.
 

Mem

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Pets are like family too… I miss my dog.
Sometimes family can cause heartache… in the case of a divorce.. But. A child will always be your child.
I just realized, when he jumped up beside me and shoved his nose under my hand, that I consider my baby-face finster as my child...
I wholely believe that God looked into me and saw the exact cat I'd custom design for myself if I had that power. And, the first time I saw his picture as a kitten, my first thought was, "that's my cat..." And seeing his date of his birth, which was uncoincidentally related to a unquestionably significant event within the family, remove any sliver of doubt God created him for me at just the right time that I needed him to be there for me.
 

jacko

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I just realized, when he jumped up beside me and shoved his nose under my hand, that I consider my baby-face finster as my child...
I wholely believe that God looked into me and saw the exact cat I'd custom design for myself if I had that power. And, the first time I saw his picture as a kitten, my first thought was, "that's my cat..." And seeing his date of his birth, which was uncoincidentally related to a unquestionably significant event within the family, remove any sliver of doubt God created him for me at just the right time that I needed him to be there for me.
Do cats and dogs go to heaven?
 

Lynx

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Do cats and dogs go to heaven?
That's a whole different subject that has seen many threads on this forum.

All those threads have ever resulted in has been basically "Believe whatever you want about it, because nobody is changing anybody's mind anytime soon on this topic."
 

Lynx

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Ok. Wait a minute (that is, if you have a minute), this approach to rank actually would have time coming in absolutely last...? :unsure:(Why does my mind work so strangely?)
Without knowing your thoughts I can only state what it looks like, but it appears you have stated the importance ranking in inverse order, with the most important one at the bottom, because you have stated them in descending order by which ones will be there when others fail.
 

tourist

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#32
Time
Family (#1 Wife - #2 Children (2) - #3 Grandchildren (5) - #4 Siblings (4)
Pets
Hobbies
Friends
 

tourist

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Ok. Wait a minute (that is, if you have a minute), this approach to rank actually would have time coming in absolutely last...? :unsure:(Why does my mind work so strangely?)
I ranked time first. Most precious commodity.
 

tourist

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Sometimes family can cause heartache… in the case of a divorce.. But. A child will always be your child.
Believe me, I know all about divorce. Happened many years ago. 6 1/2 years of mental anguish, infidelity on her part, physical and verbal abuse. Total lack of intimacy and affection. Lazy. World class slob. The divorce (1984) was indeed a blessing from God.
 

Karlon

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Heath
Wealth
Family
Friends
Pets
Hobbies
Time

and why did you rank them in your order.
i don't have pets, family & nearly no friends, so:
1. health
2. wealth
3. time
4. hobbies
but Jesus is always 1st! i remember when i was a teen saying "i would rather have my health than any amount of money in the world". you have to have wealth to support hobbies. you have to have time to engage in hobbies.
 

Mem

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Do cats and dogs go to heaven?
God knows, He can raise up children from rocks (Matt 3:9; Lk 3:8), so I really can't do anything about what He plans on doing or not doing.
 

Mem

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Without knowing your thoughts I can only state what it looks like, but it appears you have stated the importance ranking in inverse order, with the most important one at the bottom, because you have stated them in descending order by which ones will be there when others fail.
I don't know what to do with time. I don't know if time can fail but I suppose everything else on the list is liable to.


Time
Family (#1 Wife - #2 Children (2) - #3 Grandchildren (5) - #4 Siblings (4)
Pets
Hobbies
Friends
This looks like you have your priorities worked out pretty well, tending to your household first and then those that are welcome into your yard.
 

Lynx

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I don't know what to do with time. I don't know if time can fail but I suppose everything else on the list is liable to.
I sure do run out of time a lot. I never have enough time.
 

Mem

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I sure do run out of time a lot. I never have enough time.
Time management is an acquired skill for sure, I think. I don't think anyone, other than Jesus, is born a master of time.