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S
everal decades past, while attending a 4-H conference in Chicago, I slipped over to the Palmer
House with some of the adult leaders to hear Peggy Lee, one of pop
music’s biggest stars in those days.
Near the end of her show, Lee sang
one of her biggest hits, “Is That All
There Is?” She sang about each major event in her life, and after each
verse, she asked, “Is that all there is?”
It’s a sad song written by someone whose life seems rather empty.
I’ve often thought about that song
and the question she raised. I suspect it’s a question that has been
asked many times by those who
have suffered disappointment, failure or great loss. It’s probably been
asked even by those who have enjoyed great success or recognition of
some kind. It’s a human tendency to
question what life is all about, particularly when one’s personal life has
not fulfilled the promise he or she
imagined during an earlier stage of
maturity.
I’ve known people with great
wealth who, in a moment of total
candor, expressed the view that no
matter how much they accumulate,
it’s never enough. You may know
someone who received a high honor or other special recognition who
said, “No matter how much people
praise me, there’s still something
missing in my life.” Or perhaps you
know someone who has confessed
he has never had a nurturing, longterm relationship with another, and
wonders why.
These are the people most likely
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to ask, “Is that all there is?”
The more I’ve thought about
the question, the more firm my belief that the people who ask it have
forgotten a basic human trait: All of
us long to be connected, to share, to
feel valued, and, yes, to be appreciated by others. And when we don’t experience those feelings, that’s when
we are inclined to ask, “Is life one
continuing series of not completely
satisfying events?” In other words, “Is
that all there is?”
In my view, the answer does
not require personal introspection; it
does require we make an overt effort
to tackle the meaningful things in
life and ignore the meaningless. The
difficult task for many is recognizing
which is which, particularly when
much of what we are forced to deal
with daily is the truly meaningless.
Some of the experiences that
have brought me the most satisfaction include working with the
Wounded Warrior Project, the Ferst
Foundation for Childhood Literacy’s
reading program, and the occasional
trip to Honduras to help build housing for the homeless. For others, it
may be participating in the Susan B.
Komen Race for the Cure, or volunteering in a thousand different ways
to improve the lives of others.
The “meaningful” in life is never
neatly tied up and finished like the
“meaningless” often is. There is always more to be done. And maybe
that is why the answer to the question is: “No, that’s not all there is;
there is more, much more—and
don’t you forget it.”
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Georgia Magazine - May 2013
Georgia Magazine - May 2013
Contents
Viewpoint
Mailbox
Liberty Notes
Picture This?
Georgia News
Calendar of Events
Currents
The Family that Stays Together
The 2013 Readers' Choice Awards
In-TENT-ional Camping
in-TENT-ional Extras
Now is the Future
More Earth-Friendly Technology for the Home
Georgia Gardens
Georgia Cooks
Snapshot
More Snapshot Photos
Gardening Tips for May; Plant of the Month
May's Online Trivia Contest
Second Helping: "Pick, Cook, Keep"
Georgia Grown Spotlight
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