GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT.

Another trash can at Tarra Studios in Durham, Arkansas.

It makes me think of the so called "open mind" that a lot

of people profess to have.  They are open to anything

 and every thing.  As a result they have a lot of trash 

in their minds.

There used to be a saying in the computer world, 

"Garbage in, garbage out."

Perhaps we should guard what goes into our minds

just like we guard what we put into our mouths for

our bodies.

OPEN MIND COLLECTING TRASH.

This is one of the trash containers at Tarra Studios in

Durham, Arkansas.  Of course it has nothing to do

with your mind.  That is, it should not.

But I have noticed something over a long, long life.

Most people who pride themselves on having an

"open mind", tend to collect a lot of trash in their 

mind or thinking.  Would it not be better to guard

very closely what we allow to come into our mind?

MONSTER ON THE LOOSE

One of the monsters on the loose at Terra Studios

in Durham, Arkansas.

Fortunately these monsters feed on trash so just

throw the trash you are carrying into it's hungry

mouth.

I STRUCK IT RICH

IF,

"One man's junk (trash) is another man's treasure."

as they say.

Then, I'm rich, rich, rich.

I know the man who owns this property in the neighboring county.

He not only gave me permission to explore around on it,

but also let me know that I could have anything out of his trash pile I wanted.

I'm rich, rich, rich.

Look. A noise maker. An antique radio.

A microwave oven and a bicycle.

We can eat and exercise.

And here is a metal hen's nest near the hood of an old pickup truck.

And below is an old chicken feeder.

We are in the chicken business.

WHAT'S THE POINT?

We are just like that in life. We try to see how much "stuff" or "things" we can accumulate in life. When in truth it is only something else to take care of, then eventually discard.

God said,

"Watch out and guard yourselves from every kind of greed;

because your true life is not made up of the things you own,

no matter how rich you may be"

-Luke 12:15 (TEV)

Do you know what God thinks of all your "stuff", possessions, treasures?

"For the things that are considered of great value by people

are worth nothing in God's sight."

-Luke 16:15 (TEV)

Just prior to this Jesus tell us of a rich man that had too much. He did not even have a place to store it all. And there was no self storage buildings around.

God called him a "fool".

And he died that night.

God's conclusion was,

"This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves

but are not rich in God's sight."

-Luke 12:21 (TEV)