A lesson from an Ipod

It started out just ordinary - trying to load a few songs onto my Ipod, I only had about 5 minutes to spare, but it shouldn't take any longer than that.  The computer was going really slow, and when my five minutes stretched to ten, everyone seemed intent to tell me all the things I should be doing.  Frustrated and tired, I yanked the cord from the computer without ejecting my Ipod (a BIG no-no in the Ipod world).  Suddenly everything had been deleted from my Ipod!  In the end, it took us over 1 hour to fix it - not including loading songs.  Later, I started thinking (randomly) of baby Bowen and others like him (you can read Bowen's story at www.bowensheart.com). Unexpectedly, I was struck by my selfishness - While I was nearly in tears worrying about whether or not I would be able to listen to my Ipod, there were parents wondering if their children would make it until morning, there were children wondering when they would be able to eat again, there were families saying tearful good byes to a relative that was being taken off life support.  Our problems that we worry and stress over so much are such a small part of life, that it's incredibly sad the amount of time we spend on them.  Just another reminder to keep things in perspective!

~ MaKenna DeVore ~