Without Foresight Or Wisdom

People talk about
Good education
Good schools
The importance of reading
Writing
And studying

Some read ceaselessly
Countless pay top dollar
To get into and go to
Top universities
For some a life long dream
To go to Ivy League

Indeed a commendable
And proud achievement
To become a doctor
A lawyer or any professional
Career that usually garners
Top income

But no matter how great
An education
How prestigious the alma mater
Or famous in his or her field

No matter how high the test score
Library of books read
Equations solved
Inventions created

No matter how outstanding
An individual is in every respect
With fifty pages of resume

A fool will remain a fool
Without wisdom that
Cannot be attained or bought
With all that hard work
And money

Or else how can one explain
So many well educated
Rich and famous people
Do so many foolish things

Without foresight or wisdom

Only a fool would be so proud
And act as though
Because he drives a car
He is a racecar driver

The Real Truth Lies In

People seem to have
Obsession with luxury
Pursuing luxury
Selling luxury
Seeking satisfaction
With luxury

But what exactly is luxury
That has many people hooked
Addicted to and dependent on

If one has everything
Necessary to live
Then anything beyond necessity
Be considered luxury

Not to be confused with privilege
As flying is not luxury but a privilege
While flying first class is luxury

Like driving a car may be necessity
While leather upholstery is not
Thus be considered a luxury

A bigger house
More expensive car
Brand name clothes
All luxury beyond necessity

Which is to say
Subtracting all that is necessary
From any one's possessions
All that which remains
Is unnecessary

Serving no purpose
Other than false sense
Fleeting moment
Of satisfaction and happiness

For that delusion
People pay thousands
Tens of thousands
Even millions

To acquire luxury
Forever in pursuit
Like an addict seeking
Next high

But the soul seeking luxury
Cannot be satisfied
As the soul that is spiritual
Cannot be filled with materials

But only with the assurance
Of life everlasting
Through death and resurrection
Of Jesus Christ

By repentance of  our sins
Asking of forgiveness
And accepting Jesus Christ
As Lord and Savior

Only then can a man
Woman or child
Live in true luxury
Of knowing that even

When some say all man dies
But not every man really lives

The real truth lies in
That all man dies
But not every man goes to heaven