HAVE YOU MISSED THE TRAIN?

Two men went to the train station with a friend to see him off. The train was late so they sat down for a cup of coffee. They talked and drank and forgot about the train. Suddenly they heard the last announcement about the departing train. They all got up and started running. They ran down the tracks as the train was pulling out of the station. Two of the men made it to the last car and the third man was just not fast enough. The third man slowed to a stop and started laughing. An onlooker went up to the laughing man and said, "What are you laughing for? You just missed your train!" 

"You’re right," was the reply. "I did miss my train. What’s funny is those two men came to see me off."

I think we are just like this guy who missed the train. But we may not miss trains but miss many of the blessings we would have received if we were careful. We may not miss the day; but we miss the real meaning and purpose of each day.

Are we like the friends who went in to a wrong wagon and started off an unwanted journey? Are we like the person who missed the train thereby missing the destination?