The world that we live in

    Have you ever wondered why you are here? What is it all about is that what you hear? And everywhere you look, all you see is hatred, secrecy, segregation, death and fear. We live in a world that's continually moving forward, new ideas are brought out, new cultures, new ways of life and new virtues. If we could pause time and see the actions the world has taken, and see how repetitive those actions have been taken and how ideas are changed or started, would it not make you wonder yourself how your ideas will soon be changed or looked down upon by yourself or others?
Is it such a world we want? Where we strive for perfection and be worried free yet seems like something we can't achieve? But what if we changed the world in our views, would it not look wrong to somebody else? The hard reality is, we can't achieve all we want, there will always be some desire for something new a desire to change someone's opinions or ideas, a desire to do more of something we have already done, or at least the desire to change actions in the past. Unfortunately that it self makes us always unhappy, either with ourselves or with others.
 But what about everything we need, would that be achievable?

There was a story once told to me about a young husband with his family. The man was a fisherman and he lived close to a river by his house. The man would fish every day, catching fish and selling them but would only spend a few hours a day and the rest he would enjoy it with his wife and family at home. One day as he was selling his fish, another man saw him and started asking him where he would get the fish. "I fish them myself on my backyard" the fisherman answered, as the other man looked at his fish he asked  "have you ever thought of getting your business bigger?". The fisherman all confused answered "what for? What would I get out of it". The man then explained the many objects and precious gifts he would receive, "you can spend more time selling" the man said, "invite your children to help you and spend more hours a week putting different places where people can buy your fish, after a few years of accumulating money you could open a small store and hire some workers then after no less than 2 decades you could spread your business even more, and later on help your children run the business and you could retire being worried free for the rest of your life". As the fisherman thought about it he then asked "what would I do after I retire?" The man looked at him, smiled and said "well you can buy a small house by a river, and you can fish a little, spend time with your wife and family and sell some fish for part of your day." 

What can you learn from the story of the fisherman? What was it that he needed? What is it that you need in your life? 

 Dieter F. Uchtdorf said "We shouldn't wait to be happy until we reach some future point, only to discover that happiness was already available all the time!."

My life experiences I have always wanted what I did not need. We all fall in this pattern, but we can all stand back up. Something that has helped me realized what we need instead of the want is the gospel of Jesus Christ. Although some of you might be familiar, what could be more perfect than to learn from his gospel? One of the many resources he has given the world is the Book of Mormon another testament of Jesus Christ. I invite you all reading this blog, whether you are a stranger, or whether you are familiar with the Book of Mormon, to visit Lds.org and learn with real intent and find out for yourself what God wants you to do. I know it has helped me realized what I really need, and what happiness and eternal happiness feels like. I know it can bless your life as well and that is a promise I leave with you.