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Can We Ever
Get Away From It All?
A
t various times during the
year, we take stock of our
everyday demands and wish
that we might find a place to just get
away from it all.
An ancient piece of advice reminds us
that we are better off with the evils we
know than trading for the unknown. So
it is with vacations. Let's look at what we
are trading for when we try to "escape."
You say that you are tired of the
crazy commuting delays that you must
endure during the work week: traffic
stoppages, rerouting, etc. You could
trade it all for a plane ride:
Weather or mechanical
delays at the airport and
rerouting could turn your
nonstop flight into one with
more ups and downs than
an elevator.
If you are a resident of
an area that experiences
winter (no, I do not mean
65 degrees in Florida), then
you will want to lie back in
the sun, swim in a pool and
have your spirits lifted by
blue skies.
However, your vacation spot, if not
chosen very carefully, could have you
experiencing anything from floods to
dust storms. Believe me that the for-
mer is no fun in Vegas and the latter is
equally maddening in Phoenix. You still
insist that there is no global warming?
You say that you are worn out from
having to wait in supermarket lines
and bank lines (still not online, like me,
eh?) You could trade it all for lines at
amusement parks and restaurants. The
latter are especially fun when your kids
must eat now!
You are constantly in
dread of that alarm clock
ringing so early to get you
sluggishly started on your
workday. Well, sign up for a
land tour of a foreign coun-
try; then you can prepare to
meet the tour bus at 7 a.m.:
This means that you have
awakened, dressed and eaten
breakfast by that time. Sure,
you can sleep on the bus;
who wanted to see the sights
anyway?
The daily payment of
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When you lend money to My
people, to the poor among you, do
not act toward them as a creditor;
exact no interest from them.
Exodus 22:24
bills got you down? Trade it all for
ever-increasing flight charges, baggage
charges, tips, rooms, meals, tips, tours,
tips, car rentals and tips. Of course, not
all of this is up front so you can still
experience some payment shock when
the bills come after your return home
and you realize that when you went
away for a "change and a rest" that the
airlines got the change and the hotels
got the rest.
And you still want to get away from it
all? Well, you can't; you just experience
the same stuff in new surroundings and
that may be the best you can do.
Enjoy!
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