Visions of Grandeur

When I was quite a bit younger my visions of grandeur included homes, fast cars, boats, and lots and lots of cash. I didn't have a plan to attain such things. I guess I thought they would just magically appear. Looking back, I sure am glad my “pipe dreams” never came true. The above sentences were all I could come up with, on visions of grandeur, until I asked a guy at work what those words meant to him.

A whole new experience then proceeded to unfold before my eyes. An experience that, to me, provided my best blog, yet! After Greg, from St. Louis, told me his perfect vision of grandeur would be sitting in a boat on a quiet lake, no one around, just fishing and having a solitary fine time, when the symbol of our great nation, the Bald Eagle, came gliding by, the plan was set in motion. I would ask each member of my crew, including the foreman and the bus driver, what their vision of grandeur was.

I asked Jim, from St. Louis, what his vision was and he said it was watching the light go on in his kid's eyes, when they learned something brand new, or finally understood what made something work. Bob, from Miami, said having 150 acres in the middle of the country, with a huge, tricked out garage, where he could work on his cars, trucks, and build new play toys, would be his cat's meow. The bus driver, Denise, told me her vision of grandeur. It would be sitting at the kitchen table with her husband, and their two kids, eating, laughing, and just being a family. Another Greg, from Alton, said his dream was to be as greedy as he could get, and have money, money, and more money. The foreman, Tyrone, used to dream about drawing cartoons and working for Walt Disney. Jeremy's vision of grandeur is owning a house and acreage around Nashville, and owning his own electric business. Brian, from Wisconsin, said his vision of grandeur includes complete happiness in a trouble free world, and Jay, from Louisiana, Missouri, had dreams of being a major league baseball player.

As I thought on what each one had said, I was caused to rethink what my visions of grandeur would be from now on. They would be helping people to learn, they would be taking the time to visit with family, they would be helping the world to be trouble free. My visions of grandeur would include getting away and quietly enjoying God's world. It would be striving to bring more happiness into this world. My visions of grandeur went from the 70's to right now in less than 2 days and I am glad they did!