Proverb 3:2

“For length of days and long life
And peace they will add to you.”

These commands are for our good! They are not a negative that keeps us from enjoying life. But a positive that broadens our experience and introduces us to many good things we never knew existed.

They give us peace! The very thing we are all in search of, even on our darkest days when we disobey the commands, we are seeking for it in the things of this world. 

Ironic isn’t it? That the things we turn to: food, alcohol and drugs, for instance, decrease the number of our days. The things we seek after in our pursuit of peace cut our days short. All the while we ignore the commands, that were we to obey, would increase our days and give us peace that passes all understanding. 

And still we get it backwards.