What Is Your Treasure? Security or Self-Worth — Discovering the Value of Nothing
I have known what it feels like to lack. I have stood in the silence of nothing, wondering how to move when the usual measures of security slipped out of reach. In that space, I learned there is value—even in nothing.
When “Having” Isn’t Enough
We are taught that having is everything. The more we own, the safer we feel. But I’ve seen how shallow that promise can be—plates overflowing while the heart still hungers, closets full and yet the soul empty. I’ve felt the dissonance of having and not being.
The Quiet Gifts in Not Having
In the seasons when I had little, beauty surfaced where abundance never looked. I remember kindness offered when I was at my thinnest edge, and small acts of generosity that became a lifeline. Those moments taught me that worth isn’t tallied in material gain, but in compassion, shared dignity, and the quiet treasures of fellowship and respect.
“Even in Nothing, there is a lasting reward.”
What Nothing Taught Me
Nothing can be frightening. I resisted it, grieved it, fought it. And still, nothing became a teacher—showing me patience when I had no control, shaping endurance when I thought I had none left, pressing me to trust what I could not see. Out of absence, presence emerged. Out of weakness, strength appeared.
The Treasure That Remains
No one chooses to walk into lack. I never did. Yet when life carried me there, I realized I still had a choice: to despair, or to discover. I chose to discover. I’m grateful when I have, and I hold close what’s revealed when I don’t. What endures is not what fills my hands, but what fills my spirit.
And now I know: even in Nothing, there is a lasting reward.
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