Priorities...All Screwed Up!

The dictionary list the definition of priorities as precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency, or highest or higher in importance, rank, privilege, etc.: a priority task. With that said take a look at yourself and ask what are my priorities? What do I feel is most important? Then look around in your community and ask the same questions. How many of us can say that the priority tasks of the youth in our communities are honestly up to social standards. (As you can tell I get extremely concerned with the messages today's youth get from their older influences.) So many people(was gonna say youth, but its a lot of their elders too) today are so concerned with obtaining "The Finer Things" in life, the nice car with rims, fly clothes, and new jewelry that the simpler goals have faded to the background. And I can't say having a want for things are wrong, but when you put that want for lavish materials in front of your actual necessities is when life's focus becomes blurred. If your from the urban neighborhoods in the city you are no stranger to these sights. How many times have you seen that sixty thousand dollar car parked outside the projects, or the young man driving that Mercedes with the big rims up to their mothers house. The other day I asked my mom what was the main priority of the people her age growing up. She told me that all the people she grew up with wanted independence from their parents, like moving out, and working on getting their careers started. Sad to say that all to days youth cares about are the materials, getting that newest pair of sneakers first before anyone of their peers, or signing their life away on that first financed car. They don't want to hear about being patient, but what they do not realize is that when you rush decision making processes such as signing on cars and credit cards, is that if and when you wait you might recieve an even bigger blessing than what you're rushing to get. So instead of rushing to get that Dodge you just might get that BMW that you always wanted, or dont spend your last bit of money on that pair of sneakers just to have them first be patient and watch you be able to get those and the other 2 or 3 pairs you had your eye on. What im trying to say to our people is dont rush to get the things you dont need. Patience is a virtue.