Being A Banker
Dear Blog Readers,
My life as a banker is interesting. Everyday people from all walks of life come into the bank and when they have a problem, they see me! People line up before the bank opens just waiting to see me, so they can tell me their problems.
I deal with people going through a divorce, and I also deal with people preparing themselves to get a divorce. I deal with people who's husband, family member, or friend has passed away. Sometimes I deal with someone who has $1.67 in their account and is 66 years old and then the next client has $300,000 in their account and they are also 66 years old. I deal with the poor working class, disabled, and homeless all trying to survive and then I deal with people who has stayed awake at night because they lost some interest on their account, when they have over 1/2 million dollars. I deal with families fighting over the control of money and the distribution of money and kids who take their parents money and leave them high and dry.
I have learned two things working as a Banker. Money is the most emotional object there is and I would hate to be God.
Its true, money is so weird! Everybody wants more of it and it is the single object that is at the root of so many conflicts, problems and making dreams come true. It can make you happy or rip you apart. It can let you do things you never thought were possible and it could destroy everything you thought you had. You can have money in your one hand and then the next second it could vanish in thin air. People build fortresses with it, thinking they are indestructible, and then the next day everything they worked for is worth dirt and rubble.
I am caught in this spot where I meet all of these people everyday and I think I would hate to be God. Imagine being God. Some would say yeah being God would be cool, you can speak things into existance, you are in complete control, you can never die, and people from all over the world worship you.
But let me tell you, being a banker has let me seen the other side of the coin. Everyday billions of people gripe at God and they tell God, about all of their problems and how they want Him to fix them right now. And unlike a banker where you work 9 to 5, God hears this 24 hours a day 365 days a year with no vacation or break or retirement in sight. Having God's Job would suck!
Sometimes after a long day at work, I just feel all of these burdens have been spewed out before me and I am exhausted dealing with them for eight hours. This is the life of God and I am so glad he has that job because I am definately am not worthy of his grace, mercy, power, and ability. I am also glad that I can lay my burdens before him everyday and he enjoys being my friend and answering them.
Thanks for Reading,
-Justin Perry
My life as a banker is interesting. Everyday people from all walks of life come into the bank and when they have a problem, they see me! People line up before the bank opens just waiting to see me, so they can tell me their problems.
I deal with people going through a divorce, and I also deal with people preparing themselves to get a divorce. I deal with people who's husband, family member, or friend has passed away. Sometimes I deal with someone who has $1.67 in their account and is 66 years old and then the next client has $300,000 in their account and they are also 66 years old. I deal with the poor working class, disabled, and homeless all trying to survive and then I deal with people who has stayed awake at night because they lost some interest on their account, when they have over 1/2 million dollars. I deal with families fighting over the control of money and the distribution of money and kids who take their parents money and leave them high and dry.
I have learned two things working as a Banker. Money is the most emotional object there is and I would hate to be God.
Its true, money is so weird! Everybody wants more of it and it is the single object that is at the root of so many conflicts, problems and making dreams come true. It can make you happy or rip you apart. It can let you do things you never thought were possible and it could destroy everything you thought you had. You can have money in your one hand and then the next second it could vanish in thin air. People build fortresses with it, thinking they are indestructible, and then the next day everything they worked for is worth dirt and rubble.
I am caught in this spot where I meet all of these people everyday and I think I would hate to be God. Imagine being God. Some would say yeah being God would be cool, you can speak things into existance, you are in complete control, you can never die, and people from all over the world worship you.
But let me tell you, being a banker has let me seen the other side of the coin. Everyday billions of people gripe at God and they tell God, about all of their problems and how they want Him to fix them right now. And unlike a banker where you work 9 to 5, God hears this 24 hours a day 365 days a year with no vacation or break or retirement in sight. Having God's Job would suck!
Sometimes after a long day at work, I just feel all of these burdens have been spewed out before me and I am exhausted dealing with them for eight hours. This is the life of God and I am so glad he has that job because I am definately am not worthy of his grace, mercy, power, and ability. I am also glad that I can lay my burdens before him everyday and he enjoys being my friend and answering them.
Thanks for Reading,
-Justin Perry
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