So school has once again started for me and I am realizing more than ever what a precious gift time really is- time to eat, time to sleep, time to be with loved ones or time to just relax. Time really is a precious gift, it is precious to have AND to give. I has made me think about how much time I give to others and how much time I spend just doing my own thing. I've noticed that when I get really busy I tend to focus more on myself and less on other people because I think that I don't have time. It's easy to get caught up in the busyness of life and think this because it sometimes feels that way- we do get busy and it seems as though we haven't a spare moment but what we shouldn't have time or space for in our lives in selfishness or self-centeredness. There is too much of that in the world and to be people who are truly loving and giving to others we must give even when it is not easy or convenient for ourselves. Because how much can we say we value serving others if we only do it when it fits our schedules or needs? If only given when convenient, acts of kindness or love become void of any real compassion. I feel we (me included in that) must stop living and loving according to the busyness of life but according to the cries of those in need.