Several
years ago I transcribed one of the most insightful stories which I’d ever
heard.
The title of
the story was, “The Richest Piece of Ground on Earth.”
If I were to
ask you to name the richest piece of ground on earth you might say, “the goldmines
of South Africa” or “the rain forests of South America” or perhaps “the oil
wells of Saudi Arabia” but if you were to guess one of these locations, you
would be… absolutely wrong. For you see, the richest piece of ground on earth
is your… local cemetery.
And the
reason for this seeming paradox?
Lying
dormant in the bosoms of thousands of the dearly departed are unfulfilled
dreams. A miracle medication which might have cured Alzheimer’s Disease. An
invention which might have caused trees and flowers to bloom on the Sahara. A
missionary endeavor that would have brought millions of unbelievers to a saving
knowledge of the Gospel. Dreams which might have changed the world. But these
dreams will remain unrealized for a million million years.
Interestingly
enough, last night as I was watching the 2017 Academy Awards Ceremony one of my
favorite actresses won the ‘Oscar’ for the movie, “Fences.” As Viola Davis
stepped up on the stage she began to share the most familiar words.
“You know
there’s one place where all of the people with the greatest potential are
gathered. And that’s the… graveyard.”
As I reflect
on my earlier story, and compare Viola’s words I can only surmise,
“Close, but
not the same.”
For you see,
while the local cemetery might well be thought of as “the richest piece of
ground on earth,” for the myriad of dreams which were never realized, in spite
of Ms. Davis’ assurance the dearly departed who lie within it have absolutely
no remaining potential to do anything at all.
(to be continued)
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(to be continued)
By
William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "(Mc)Donald's Daily Diary" Vol. 52. Copyright pending
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