A week to plan your 'future'

Merry Christmas to all of you and please accept my most sincere thanks and gratitude for making time to read this column, as well as those of my fellow columnists and the work put together by the team behind each and every edition of The Philippine STAR.

- CITO BELTRAN

I am truly grateful for your support, your emails and shared views, as well as those who encourage us whenever we meet at supermarkets, malls, events and even on walks. Little do you realize how your greetings and positive comments or suggestions give life and purpose to our work. May you be blessed by God through your life.

Today, allow me to give you a "gift." It is not the gift of Life or Salvation as God has given all of us by sending his son, our lord Jesus the Christ, as our Redeemer. That's constantly available if you search it out for yourself.

What I want to gift you with is something you could seriously use if you choose, but you only have a week to put it to use. While everybody is enjoying the Christmas parties and holiday activities, few people come to the realization that we only have one week and suddenly our "future," the New Year 2025, is upon us.

Many companies have already done their corporate planning for 2025, but individuals who participated in them never stop to consider conducting or doing a "corporate plan" for their family. Some might say that it's a silly idea, since the family itself is not a business.

I beg to differ. Why do people go to work? Don't they often say, "I do it for my family." Where does all the money we earn go to? Doesn't it go to food, clothing, shelter, education, material acquisition, vacation and activities?