Short Story: Life needs to be more than just life to be life

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John lived remotely on a large cattle station, where he also managed the large cattle farm for the owner. He was getting old, and at 62 now, had done this tough back-breaking work, for most of his working life. He could not quit, as he had bills to pay, mouths to feed. But, as he aged, the work got harder and harder for him, until one day, he keeled over, and had had a heart attack. He died, and went to Heaven. There God quizzed him about his life. "It is ok to work for others, but not at the expense of yourself", God told him. "You should have slowed down, and not worried about placing food on the table, as God would have supplied you with all that you need, but you wanted more." John said, "but I never wanted more, just to keep going with what I had." God said, "What we have haves not the haves of the haves not, but more the have nots of the haves. "Work that out, and so neither be a have, or a have not, just trust life, and slow down when life slows you down, never try to race ahead of life, my friend," God said, scratching his long beard, thoughtfully, with his long-fingered hands. Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com John used to like to walk through the wheat fields too. It fed him with life.