Watch your eyes and hands
And where you turn your feet
For what you hunger for
You turn towards to greet
The neighbor puts things out
With a sign they are for free
Well that is ok, thanks!
Now it's yours, quite happily
It feels so good to repurpose stuff
But there comes a time to say, "Enough"
Cross you eyes and hands
And even your feet
If you want' what's not yours
What's not out in the street
For your stomach will twist
And it will eat at you
If you take what's not yours
Chagrined, your sleep will be through
Walk, do not panic
Peace be unto you
Return it quick
Missed, make someone happy, too
Verse 1]
Watch your eyes and hands
And where you turn your feet
For what you hunger for
You turn towards to greet
The neighbor puts things out
With a sign they are for free
Well that is ok, thanks!
Now it's yours, quite happily
[Chorus]
It feels so good to repurpose stuff
It feels so good to repurpose stuff
But there comes a time to say, Enough
But there comes a time to say, Enough
[Verse 2]
Cross your eyes and hands
And even your feet
If you want' what's not yours
What's not out in the street
For your stomach will twist
And it will eat at you
If you take what's not yours
Chagrined, your sleep will be through
[Chorus]
It feels so good to repurpose stuff
It feels so good to repurpose stuff
But there comes a time to say, Enough
But there comes a time to say, Enough
[Bridge]
Walk, do not panic
Peace be unto you
Return it quick
Missed, make someone happy, too
[Final Chorus]
It feels so good to repurpose stuff
It feels so good to repurpose stuff
But there comes a time to say, Enough
But there comes a time to say, Enough
lived out in the country where people got rid of stuff by donating it. There was no sidewalk and nature's grass would "swallow it up" When I moved to San Jose, people just put what they no longer wanted out of the sidewalk. One day, I was donating something to Goodwill. Some workers had just loaded a truck and gone inside. Neighbors ran over to see what was left out. They were looking through it to see what they wanted. Nice, I thought not wanting to see usable things trashed. I took a kiddy pool. I thought it would keep my dog cool.
But that night it did not sit well with me and I went back to the store and told them what happened. Knowingly or not, the neighbors had been stealing! It turned out to be a good thing because Goodwill did not know this was going on. Still, I learned that too much of a good thing is just STUFF, stuffing you!
https://bookofmormonstudynotes.blog/2015/07/27/cross-yourself-in-all-these-things-alma-399/
9 Now my son, I would that ye should repent and forsake your sins, and go no more after the lusts of your eyes, but cross yourself in all these things; for except ye do this ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God. Oh, remember, and take it upon you, and cross yourself in these things.
from this site:
Putting these ideas together, I believe that to “cross myself” means to stop myself when I may be heading down a wrong path, to question my actions and my motives, and to discipline myself to do what is right, even if it requires some sacrifice.
I made an effort today to be more thoughtful and more aware of cases where I might need to cross myself. I can’t report any specific case where it made a difference, but I found it helpful to have this principle on my mind throughout the day, and I’m grateful for this reminder from Alma.