Everything Costs Something

Have you noticed an uncomfortable trend lately? Everything costs something. It has been said, "The best things in life are free." I sat down and thought about this today.

Love is free, but it comes with a price. You pay for it by compromise, quietness, sometimes emotional suffering - it isn't always bad, of course, it has great rewards, but it does come with a price all the same.

Water used to be free, but we pay a water bill now, or go out and buy bottled water.

Satisfaction should be free, as in doing a good job in something, but you seem to be paying money for the materials to do the job with, or buying gas to get to the job to do something to be satisfied about.

Everything is give and take. Things come with a price. We may not have to pay in money all the time, but we have to pay in order to have a good life, or at least as good a life as we can have.

Sometimes, though, it would be nice not to have to worry about how much money is in the bank in order to pay the bills, or to make certain your spouse or honey is in a good mood so you don't have to worry about stepping on hidden toes and thus cause an argument.