{"id":1837,"date":"2013-03-12T01:24:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T06:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2025-04-16T19:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:47:23","slug":"guaranteed-guaranteed-permanent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awordforthought.com\/?p=1837","title":{"rendered":"GUARANTEED ! ! ! GUARANTEED ? ? ? PERMANENT ! ? ! ? ! ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guaranteed Permanent Income&#8212;I hear that expression frequently.<\/p>\n<p>Guaranteed Permanent Income&#8212;People offer that sincerely.<\/p>\n<p>Guaranteed Permanent Income&#8212;Many believe in it.<\/p>\n<p>Guaranteed Permanent Income&#8212;Unless . . .<\/p>\n<p>Lifetime Guarantee&#8212;It&#8217;s promised on a lot of products.<\/p>\n<p>Lifetime Guarantee&#8212;Good for the life of the buyer.<\/p>\n<p>Lifetime Guarantee&#8212;Good till the product dies.<\/p>\n<p>Lifetime Guarantee&#8212;Good till the seller dies.<\/p>\n<p>So, what is &#8220;a sure thing&#8221; in this whole wide world?<\/p>\n<p>Death and taxes&#8212;tell me something new.<\/p>\n<p>If I&#8217;m going to live on this earth,<\/p>\n<p>and get up every morning,<\/p>\n<p>and go to work,<\/p>\n<p>eat and go to bed&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>tell me something will last,<\/p>\n<p>tell me something really counts,<\/p>\n<p>tell me something has permanent value,<\/p>\n<p>tell me something has permanent meaning.<\/p>\n<p>We all know life on this earth is not permanent&#8212;guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>We also know there has to be meaning in this life&#8212;and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>We all pursue answers to life&#8217;s questions&#8212;and our life reflects that.<\/p>\n<p>We have to find answers&#8212;then we are satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>We invent answers that we like&#8212;then we live with lingering doubt.<\/p>\n<p>We naturally focus on this life&#8212;and almost kill ourselves to be comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>We diligently plan and prepare for the future&#8212;as though it is guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>We invest everything in this life for &#8220;someday&#8221;&#8212;and miss something in this life &#8220;today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We invest everything in this life for &#8220;someday&#8221;&#8212;and miss something in the next life &#8220;forever&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Are you one of the people who have come up with your own answers to suit your thinking?<\/p>\n<p>Do you think we are free to choose any one of a thousand ideas for a meaningful life?<\/p>\n<p>Do we have freedom to live this life as we please?<\/p>\n<p>Do all roads lead to the same place after this life?<\/p>\n<p>I am writing this to catch you&#8212;to stop you for a moment&#8212;to think what really matters in the end, and now.<\/p>\n<p>You will find a few more words for thought right here, and answers, starting with 3-6-13, 2-28-13, 2-25-13, 2-20-13, and going back for one year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guaranteed Permanent Income&#8212;I hear that expression frequently. Guaranteed Permanent Income&#8212;People offer that sincerely. Guaranteed Permanent Income&#8212;Many believe in it. Guaranteed Permanent Income&#8212;Unless . . . Lifetime Guarantee&#8212;It&#8217;s promised on a lot of products. Lifetime Guarantee&#8212;Good for the life of the buyer. Lifetime Guarantee&#8212;Good till the product dies. Lifetime Guarantee&#8212;Good till the seller dies. 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