Have you ever wished that you were something you were not? I suspect we all have. There are times as I watch some of the professional athletes on television I wish that I could be them, playing games and making megabucks at it. Great life, but I realize that I cannot live that life: I am too old, too fat, too slow, and too lacking in talent. Still, it's a nice dream.

Have you ever wished you were not something you are? I confess that I do. There are times when I begin a week, look at my calendar, see how much there is to do, and I wish that I were doing something else. You may have seen the cartoon that says, "God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now, I am so far behind I will never die."

The point is simply this: We are all something, and whether we a…