Someone

The other day I walked by a woman that I didn't find attractive and one of my boys said something about the fact that she was unattractive. Instead of going in on her, I just thought to myself "Everyone wants to be desired."
I really started thinking about that over the past couple of days. Imagine feeling unwanted, unimportant, and unfulfilled. Realistically speaking, no one can be wanted by everyone but I think everyone wants to be wanted by someone. And if you don't feel that, you probably are not as happy as you can be. Life isn't always about the tangible or the intimate, but more importantly the feelings that come with that. The emotional connection that people have with those who readily show that they really are wanted and needed in every way is surmountable only by a spiritual revelation.
Just reflecting on that lady. Even if I and my boy don't, I am sure that some man will find her to be gorgeous and make her feel like she is the desired person in the world.


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Litera scripta manet. - Unknown

How Can We Judge What's Relative

American media/society is always quick to criticize cultures for barbaric practices, but not too long ago we were doing many similar things not too long ago. We condemn cultures for stoning people and, though it is wrong, it wasn't too long ago that white Americans were chopping off the foots of black slaves who did nothing but try to attain their freedom. So before we jump to call other cultures for their wrongs, let us first recognize our own (instead of trying to sweep them under an already full rug). Why is it that we set the standard for what is right and when?

(This post is in response to a story I saw on CNN.com about a woman and man being stoned to death for committing adultery)

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Bleep Bleep Bleep Bleep Bleep

Have you ever thought about the purpose of our existence? What if we are no more than ants in a world of giants? What if ants think they have the same importance that we have? We are so self-absorbed that we have led ourselves to believe that we are the epitome of all that this world has to offer. In all actuality, we may play a minuscule role in the larger scheme of things. This is not to contradict any biblical teachings because I believe that these two schools of thought can coexist. Just because we are God's most important creations does not make us his only intelligent creations. This is also not to say that I believe in "aliens." I just like to think that maybe we really don't know all that we think we know. Maybe we do. Thing is, if we look at our lives from the perspective of an ant, maybe we'll see that we could be no more than bleeps on the radar.


Litera scripta manet. - Unknown