God and us

Isn't it strange how a $100 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to the temple, but not enough when you go shopping?

Isn't it strange how endless an hour seems when we are serving God, but way too short when we watch a football game?

Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you're at the mosque and how short they seem when you're watching a good movie?

Isn't it strange that you can't find things to say when you're praying, but you have no trouble talking to a friend?

Isn't it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of Bhagavad Gita, but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel?

Isn't it strange how everyone wants front-row-tickets to concerts or games, but they do whatever possible to sit in the last row during the sermon?

Isn't it strange how we need to know about an event at the church 2-3 weeks in advance so we can include it in our agenda, but we can adjust our calendar for other events at the last minute?

Isn't it strange how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with others, but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip?

Isn't it strange how we believe everything that magazines and newspapers say, but question the words in the Bible?

Isn't it strange how everyone wants a place in heaven, but they don't want to believe, do, or say anything to get there?

Isn't it strange how jokes are forwarded right away, but messages about God, we think twice before we share them with others?