The Ultimate Gift

For those of you readers who have followed my blog long enough to know that Sundays involve a long ride on the trainer, you may be wondering what movie I watched this past weekend. I watched "The Ultimate Gift" which is based upon the best-selling novel by Jim Stovall. The story is based upon a young man (played by Drew Fuller) who embarks on a journey to claim his inheritance from his wealthy grandfather (played by James Garner). The grandfather gives the grandson twelve tasks, which he calls gifts, to complete. The gifts include the following:

1) The gift of work
2) The gift of money
3) The gift of friends
4) The gift of learning
5) The gift of problems
6) The gift of family
7) The gift of laughter
8) The gift of dreams
9) The gift of giving
10) The gift of gratitude
11) The gift of a day
12) The gift of love

One of these resonates with me in particular - the gift of a day. Perhaps you have heard the song by Chris Rice entitled "Life Means so Much". Part of the lyrics are as follows:

"Every day is a journal page.
Every man holds a quill and pen.
There's plenty of room fro writing in all we do & believe & think.

Every day is a bank account.
Time is our currency.
No one is rich, nobody is poor.
We get 24 hours each.
So, how are you going to spend?
Will you invest or squander?
Try to get ahead or help someone who is under?"

Each day we are all writing our story, making an entry in our journal. How we choose to spend the moments of our day reflect who we are and what is most important. Or at least, that is the way it is supposed to be if we are living the perfect day.

Did I invest wisely today? Or did I squander my day away on unimportant things?

In the special features portion of the DVD, Jim Stovall (author of The Ultimate Gift) says; "the meaning of life is to find our gift and the purpose of our life is to give it away".

What is your gift?
How are you giving it away?