Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Purpose

There is so much in this life that goes beyond the simple 'body mind soul' mentality. Ecclesiastes 3 says it best:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.

Life must not be lived in excess of any one thing; one shouldn't spend all his or her time working out and skipping class. In the same way, one shouldn't study all the time and never cut lose. Perhaps even harder is that one should not be actively praying all the time. Not that you should not make every action a prayer, but physically kneeling down and actually speaking to God should not be done all the time. It makes for a dangerously uneven wheel.

Now that I've had a deep thought, I'll tell you what this blog is about. It will be about everything. No joke. Sometimes it will be as simple as a review of a book I read or a movie I saw; sometimes it will be as complex as the meaning of life. I have no problem with people disagreeing with me, so please argue back. A huge part of life is simulating discussion, and I look forward to your comments.

2 comments:

  1. Well it looks like your on to a great start! Can't to see where your idle mind takes you :)

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