When Nature Calls..

I am a relatively simple Christian, in the fashion that nearly any emotional experience can drive me to feel the presence of God. I consider it a nature sort of thing, where the sunset drives, flowing rivers, and intimidating mountains pressure my soul more than any book every written. I guess you could say, when enduring such experiences, I am forced to think back to the beginning of it all, and ask myself, how could this just all be a coincidence?

It is funny how I will read such a deep, physiological book or passage, and find statements ridiculous… over thinking, to be simple. I would enjoy comparing their theses to Mount Everest, even the family of birds nesting in the nook between the siding and my back porch door. I would challenge them to focus, not on the ideas in their coffee infested heads, but on the nature around them. Amazing how approaching my life’s purpose from this angle will automatically take me to a Higher Being.

Every detail is perfect… if the sun were one fraction of a step closer to Earth, we would be planet toaster sandwich, with flowing lava on the side to wash it down; one fraction of a step farther away, and ice would replace everything, including the flowing lava. So if the setting was created perfectly for humans, doesn’t it make sense that humans were created for something better than just existing? Sure, perfection doesn’t exactly define our planet, considering every human has pain; but remember, everyone was born with a soul, mind, and heart, and while one part may be stronger than another, I feel like each part serves a purpose in my walk to Heaven.

Brave New World

"We can make a new one [person] with the greatest ease---as many as we like. Unorthodoxy threatens more than the life of a mere individual; it strikes at Society itself. Yes, at Society itself." -Brave New World

In Brave New World, which i am currently reading, one man "threatens" society with his unorthodoxy, and the Director speeches out against him in the above words.

Ask any English teacher about this quote, and immediately they will reach for the modern days. We students hear the usual, if the future generation doesn't educate themselves or strive for individuality, we will all become like Brave New World. Frankly, I am sick of this message. It is constantly being pushed on young people, whether in music, writing, television, movies, etc. But i want to focus on music for a second. It seems obvious nowadays that each band should have a song that talks about how we are all becoming alike, and are slowly edging toward individual distruction. The reason this ticks me off is because they do this with the attitude that they are the only people artistically challenging themselves... did they ever think that they were just looking in the wrong places? (trying changing the channel from MTV, for example)

When i go to an amazing retreat, and i feel the passion of all the teachers, and i see how young people react to such speakers, i think there is no way we could become one "Society." All of this folks, with such passions, could never be hammered down into a mold; and they people they influence will not be able to be destroyed either. Or even Boys State, the most elite gathering of young men; there is no way that one can think that the delegates would take part in one Society after witnessing their passion, let alone the master Boys Nation delegates.

Yes, i can understand a reason for alarm when you see certain parts of humanity, like MTV shows. We should always be on our toes, continually gaining knowledge and allow these cries for society to not frustrate those who are fighting, but rather motivate to prove them wrong.

women, and assorted fruits.

the usual, you pass two happy lovers, holding hands and walking in the park. if i was to pressure all of the many "readers" who stumble upon this blog into believing that this scene, while beautiful, is ridiculiouousousous (sp?), they would quickly form a mob, and the results would be madness.
I use that intro to say, i will use this blog to splurt out my thoughts on women and assorted, messed up thoughts, but will zoom out to see the real picture, the genuine love behind relationships, and that is in our Lord Jesus Christ. this i will strive for, but feel free to keep me in line. scribble dizzle, out.