Standing next to tennis players that for 14 days work made a million dollars is kind of interesting. That is more than most; including past players of the tennis game from thirty or forty years ago; will make in a lifetime, tens or even hundreds of lifetimes. Or seeing a limousine and then another auto in front of it with guards is kind of interesting. I will NOT use the word 'in awe' as some would use. I observe people standing around trying to be near a person who has money or fame, get an autograph or a photo. I am not really sure what that will bring them.
Fame, money, power is only a part of where a person gets their worth. Love, relationships, kindness are also part of it and these are intangibles that can not be measured by mankind but by God. The world values no doubt the first more then the second. God values what you do with who you are. God values what you do with what you have.
1 Samuel 16:7 (Whole Chapter) The LORD does not look at the things man
looks at. Man
looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD
looks at the
heart." -
I quick calculation shows that most workers who run this tournament such as guards, food workers, grounds crews, ect... would be paid around $800 for two weeks of work (1250 times less then a million). I love being kind to the tennis players AND guards, food workers, ect.. as I understand that behind every person a heart and soul exists. Asking about their life is really interesting, informative and on top of that just being kind.
