I got a chuckle out of reading this little ditty today.

We squander Health
In search of Wealth
We scheme and toil and save;
Then squander Wealth
In search of Health,
And all we get’s a grave.
We live and boast of what we own
We die and only get a stone.

~ Anonymous

Spiritually speaking, we do not die and end up with a stone. We continue to grow spiritually, lose a material sense of self and gain eternal life. But the poem puts the relative experience here on earth into perspective. It’s not the material gains that amount to much in the end of the earthly experience. It’s what we gain spiritually and take with us that has substance.

“Life is eternal. We should find this out, and begin the demonstration thereof. Life and goodness are immortal. Let us then shape our views of existence into loveliness, freshness, and continuity, rather than into age and blight.” Mary Baker Eddy

When we realize Life is eternal, we don’t spend time pursuing temporal ideals that eventually are all for naught. We focus on seeking eternal riches that are forever ours. And this type of gain is worth pursuing for it can never be taken from us. Hooray!