Decreasing Worth

So yesterday I was meeting a friend of mine for lunch at subway.  This subway happens to be right next to a GameStop video game store.  I got there a little before him and since I hate the smell of my clothes after i leave subway I didn't want to go in early, so I went into GameStop to see if they had and PS2 games.  But let's be honest no one really plays PS2 anymore, it's all X-box 360 and PS3, neither of which I own, because if I did...well I'd play games all day instead of being productive.  So I really didn't expect to see a whole lot of games there, but to my surprise I did happen to find a game shelf devoted to PS2 games.  There were lots of them...and they were all under $9.99, actually I don't think I saw any over $5, and most were around $2.  I started asking myself, "How can something that used to sell for $50 or more be so cheap now?"  The answer is pretty obvious.  Its old, outdated, and there is something much much better in it's place.  Look at brand new cars, they depreciate in value as soon as you drive them off the lot.  The moment something new comes out, the old is quickly undervalued and replaced.  Perhaps it was overvalued to begin with.

    A couple of verses come to mind when I consider what I value and how I value things.  Honestly, I started thinking if I am valued, and how society views me and other people.  Right now I feel like society considers people in my age group, 20-30's, as valuable dependent upon whether or not we have a job, or are "successful." But once again, this value is fluctuating.  It will hit a peak and start falling. 

So where do you see your worth and value?  Is it temporal or eternal?  I hope to say mine is eternal like Paul says in 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.  For our light and momentary troubles are acheiving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.  For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."