time waits for no man memories fade... limbs go weary... still i run the race the race to be with you... my Savior and my Lord
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Monday, January 23, 2006
11:38 PM
no intention or topic in mind as i write this...i'm gg to exhibit the smoking skills that i've attained thru the course of my studies in SMU. What is life? is it, as Shakespeare so plainly put it, a play, where each person gets his or her few moments on the stage and then, is no more? that sounds rather fatalistic and, truth be told, this is e view that one wld normally perceive from any Christian using the "excuse" of "it's God's Will" to explain away any misfortune or tragedy that had occured. But is it really so? are we so powerless to alter or shape our destiny, are we like lemmings, only moving because of the whims of a higher being, merely performing someone else's will till e time when we are no more? A professor of mine had once said that humans are all illogical beings; since ALL of us are gg to die, why are most of us afraid of death? As the saying aptly goes, there is nothing to fear but fear itself. This saying's aptness, in this context, highlights my point that, despite its utter logical meaninglessness, such a dumb illogical statement can be still be so widely used. More illogical even, is how ppl are ever striving to be rich, to be famous, to have more power, all the while in the process of dying and reaching the point where they will lose it all anyways. Perhaps, as many people have probably thought, this is where religion comes in the fill in this illogical loophole in the equation of life. Indeed, believing in an afterlife, in a higher being, certainly provides some manner of a incentive to lead a clean, moral life of excellence. Now, when it comes to viewing the world in terms of religion, i perceive 3 distinct and mutually exclusive groups of ppl: the pious, the free-thinkers and the atheists. From my own experience, most of the atheists i've known are a rather firm believer in altruism; believing that they can be gd without any form of compensation or reward, therein exhibiting true goodness or righteousness. Looking at that notion within the confines of our human moral code, that wld certainly hold true. Although, logically, this accomplishes nothing and the added burden of striving harder to do e right thing while not getting any reward seems rather pointless and unsustainable. In fact, i wld challenge this notion because i wld think that ppl with such a perception wld probably view their good deeds as counting for a lot more than their misdeeds. Their premise wld probably that since everyone does bad things, therefore i am not worse off. But since not every does gd things, and i actually do something gd, so therefore i'm a better person. In essence, they are their own god. Religiously, i can only speak from a Christian viewpoint, and it is perhaps the fundamental belief that a single sin, no matter how big or small, is sufficient to condemn one to hell, is e major turn-off to most atheists ever converting to Christianity. The notion of salvation thru grace and not works have probably been a stumbling block for all ppl, Christians and non-believers alike. I find myself sharing an atheist mentality whenever i am spiritually unfocused. I'm no psychologist but i think perhaps, for me at least, the atheist mentality is something that one wld function on by default. Perhaps it is even more prevalent amongst the male species, since pride is way up there in our list of major stumbling blocks, along with lust. Going back to the logic of life, it would of course be argued that if there was no God, the godless ppl of the earth wld be the wisest of us all, since they have endeavoured to satisfy their mortal desires as much as possible before their passing. Yet, at the very end, we all do pass away. Whatever we've done, felt, or experienced, goes with it too. Perhaps the notion of reincarnation wld allow some ppl to find some closure regarding such an issue, although reincarnation in itself is a circular argument and therefore, a fallacy. At this point, Simon is feeling rather tired and would like to go to bed, but it wld be quite irresponsible to end it on this note. So here's my take on life: You only have one life. Life is short. If you are gg to live your life, decide on how you want to lead your life and whats the ultimate goal and purpose of your life. Life without purpose is ultimately, well, meaningless. I would think that only animals shd live a life with a self-conscious purpose. Once you've decided on your purpose in life, focus everything u do according to that purpose. So if you want to live a godless life, please do take all e booze, drugs and other intoxicants that you can that can make u feel good. Have all e sex and satisfy ur carnal desires in every which way imaginable. And most importantly, remember not to repent, nor to care abt other ppl, or seek to be productive to society since it will be gg against ur purpose in life. As for those who wish to lead Christian lives, please live a life as if God is (and He IS!) watching you all the time. Please refrain from leading your brothers and sisters to sin by behaving in a worldly manner, especially in church. And please do go beyond your comfort level to shining examples to them by taking care not to end up treating the church as a social lounge. Seems like i've made myself a hypocrite by saying all these. But it never hurts to hold oneself to a higher standard. Puts one back in persepective. That we are all weak and need His help to change. What matters is our own desire to repent.
who am i?
People call me:Simon
i was born: Sept 1981
so i am: 24yrs old
mental torture @: SMU
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