As we hear of almost daily mass shootings maybe we need to look at our lives and ask ourselves if we have lost our sense of priorities? Have we switched the price tags in our lives? Is it possible to go back once we’ve crossed the picket line?
There was a book written by Tony Campolo titled Who Switched the Price Tags? The story was told of some pranksters slipping into a department store right at closing time and playing a joke that caused great alarm the next day!
When the customers came in there was quite a stir as it came to their immediate attention that something had gone wrong somewhere!
The items that were assumed to have high prices such as wide screen televisions and entertainment centers were found with ridiculously low price tags and the items such as jig saw puzzles were marked with sky-rocket prices.
What had gone wrong? Surely this must be a joke.
Who played this prank can only be assumed but a great lesson came out of the story as it spread across the nation.
So many people talk about how we have lost our values in our society as we scramble working long hours to pay for the nicest homes and conveniences and in the end have little time to enjoy them at the end of the day.
On the other hand we often put low price tags on the more valuable items on our list.
The subject that comes to mind is our children.
How often our children’s needs are short changed when they are pushed out of our sight from dawn until dusk while we strive after the dollar?
What has happened to our price tags?
Could it be in this mad race that we have lost more than we have gained?
I particularly notice the senselessness of this race when I see backed up traffic by the fast food places.
Did the Waltons or Andy Griffith families eat this type of meal?
What the answer is may be easier to say but harder to follow as children wander aimlessly into unwed homes seldom committing as in days gone by.
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