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The Story Sounds Too Good To Be True

That line “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” played out big time this week in the news.

The Story Sounds too Good To Be True

Maybe you saw a YouTube video of the CNN gaff regarding TV ads for Michael Bloomberg’s Democratic leadership campaign.

He spent $500 million dollars on tv ads. That in itself is staggering. But then someone tweeted that he could have given $1 million dollars to every American citizen with that money.  

CNN saw the tweet and ran with it.

If you believed their math, then it is really mind blowing that one individual could make such an huge difference to the financial welfare of a country. 

However, they got it all wrong. 

$500 million dollars would only give each American citizen about a buck fifty-six. … It’s safe to say the Bloomberg couldn’t have saved the US economy, he couldn’t have changed the fortunes of every American. 

You have to wonder how CNN could have made that slip. Remember, their whole news piece was based on some guy’s tweet! 

One of the first questions they should have asked was, “Can this guy even count?” They should have at least gotten out a calculator (if they needed one) to do this math. 

They knew nothing about the tweeter, whether he was a university professor or a part time employee at Burger King. Yet, they ran with this story based on his tweet, that was complete garbage. 

As I was still thinking about this, I saw an article that the Canadian Revenue Agency has $1billion dollars that is unclaimed by Canadian citizens. 

So my first thought was the American people would only get $1.56 on the Bloomberg giveaway … that is if he did give it to them. But how about if the CRA gave that $1 billion to every Canadian? 

Well, we would do better than our US brothers and sisters, but it wouldn’t give us much more than a hearty meal each at Burger King. We would only get about $25 dollars each. 

Then I thought, what if I was one of the lucky ones who had unclaimed money with the CRA? Maybe I would be rich. 

… I checked and I don’t have any unclaimed money. To be honest, I knew CRA didn’t have any money for me because there is no way I would forget that the government owed me money! 

That $1 billion dollars is owed to about 5.7 million Canadians. What is blowing my mind is how 5.7 million people in a country don’t know they have money that is owed them by the government. 

… I started by thinking that there was a guy who could make everyone rich – that was too good to be true. 

Then I thought there was a possibility of the Canadian government making us all rich and that was too good to be true.

Finally, I was thinking that the CRA could just give the $1 billion dollars to the 5.7 million people who don’t know the government has their money. 

Well, that’s too good to be true as well.

Here’s the thing: There are some people who think that after this life everyone will get to go to a better place. Well, that’s too good to be true. In fact, there is an eternity but there is only one way to enjoy that eternity: by joining God’s family by placing your faith in Christ Jesus.

That’s Life!

Paul

Question: What have you believed to be true that is really too good to be true? Leave your comments and questions below.

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What To Do When Your Hotel Stay Is Lousy

This week I stayed in a hotel that was less than ideal.  I was in the Toronto area for meetings and, since the hotel I normally stay in was booked solid, I was registered in at a different hotel.

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I don’t need something too fancy, but when the first thing you do when you get in the room is check for bugs that tells you something!

On my way to my room, I pushed the elevator button and waited what seemed to be about the time it would take an elevator to travel ten floors. The curious thing was this hotel only had three. So you have to ask yourself, “What was that elevator doing for all that time?”

When I got into the elevator it was empty, but there was a fresh aroma of B.O. in it, like that was the scent they were using to keep the cab fresh-smelling.

I was only going to the second floor so I could have held my breath … except at this hotel a trip to the second floor was like riding a regular elevator to the 6th floor.

I had to use a couple of breaths to make it.

There was a trail of dried mud chunks leading down the hall, stopping just a room before mine, so I could find my way easy enough.

When I got inside the room, I saw it had everything I needed – a bed, a bathroom and a counter thing I could use as a desk.

But the room was pretty stark. There wasn’t a picture in the place, and everything was bolted down. There was some laminate planking deal on the floor.

I thought for a moment how easy it would be to clean this place. All you’d have to do is bring in a big ol’ hose, turn it on and then let it drip dry for the next guest.

That night I had one of the worst sleeps on record. If I had been doing a sleep apnea test, I would be hooked up to one of those breathing machines by now for sure. I’ve slept on floors that were more comfortable!

My pillows were just a little bigger than those squares you throw in the bean bag toss game. I found out in the morning, however, that the bed beside me had normal sized pillows. I must have been sleeping in Goldilocks’ bed all night, and let me tell you, it was not just right!

All night long there was this high-pitched, ear-piercing sound, something like the sound an old vacuum cleaner makes when the bag needs to be changed.

Again, I found out in the morning that this sound was not from a neat freak staying in the room above me, but was coming from the motor of the mini fridge in my room.

I could go on but I think that’s enough for you to take in for now. By the way, that was my first night there. I had one more night after that.

Here’s the thing: My hotel had essentially everything I needed to stay there. But the quality of my stay was the pits. You have everything you need to live in this world, but the quality of your stay will be determined by where you choose to live – with God or without Him.

That’s Life!

Paul

Question: What hotel horrors have you encountered?

I’d love to hear from you; leave your comment below.