Oh the good life!
The kids came home from the library with their usual 20 selections of books, movies and one book on CD called Charlotte’s Web. We promptly inserted it into our car’s player and listened with delight. Of coarse once I am engaged into a story I must finish it out so no more talk radio for me, it will be strictly pig talk until the completion.
As I listened I started contemplating the simple life that we all aspire for. I started to wonder if this life that we all complain about is our own making. To be busy is a choice and nothing more. If we accept to be busy, we mustn’t complain about it. I think that human nature wants to retain it’s simpleness but strives for hurriedness. You might want to sit back and smoke on that one for a while. It is a trap that we get ourselves into. I think for me that I want to hurry up and attain all the money that is necessary so that I might retire early and then I shall enjoy this simple life that I have heard about. The funny thing is that I have yet to find a retired person that is able to enjoy the “simple” life. For the most part they tend to not know what to do with themselves and find something to keep them busy.
As we prepare to move to a small town, the simple life appears to be within reach. I must admit that I can’t wait to watch the news and see a lack of it. I can’t wait to drive through town and not see an advertisement of a lady wearing little if any clothing and further impres on the minds of my children the world’s value of women. I can’t wait to feel the soft breeze of cool, crisp air compared to the 50 mph gusts that I am so used to. Yet I know in my heart that this life is what I make it to be. I know that if I want to hear the birds in the trees that I must stop, be still and listen. I also know that my kids will not always be kids and to spend some time exploring life and God’s creation with them – well that would be the best retirement of all.
I think
this sums it all up very well. As i read this i started thinking of all of you who have helped me in this journey.
Freedom!!!!!
That was the underling theme in the President’s speech. It is a beautiful thing. If you believe in a creator it seems reasonable that we were created equal. If that is true then there should be no oppression or oppressors - that should be our enemy. America is the example that most countries look to for liberty. Therefore it is fitting that America continues with the traditions and celebrations of that which made this country great. And for the record it isn’t that extravagant (see
this) it is just another talking point for the opposition. The past four years have been tough but in hindsight, three countries have become free – Iraq, Afghanistan, and most recent Palestine. These three countries have been granted individual power to choose their leader. I am a fan of history and these are exciting times because they are very rare. This is a time which your grandchildren will ask you many questions about.
I also value freedom from my government and that is why I am a fan of the president. I have yet to see anything government run that has a positive monetary benefit. The idea that the government should take $1,000 out of my pocket and think that they can invest it better than me is blatantly stupid – I am referring to social security but you could use anything here, taxes, welfare, education etc. I’ll be honest; I see the opposition as oppressive rather than insightful. All I here is that I have no idea what I am doing and that I need them to help me (summery). They require more and more money to fund something that I could do for a tenth of their cost. Take the education system: all I hear is bitching from the top that they are under funded all the while they enjoy massive salaries and perks that most private CEO’s only dream of and the teachers are on the verge of welfare –oh but they do build very lavish buildings and call them schools – my bad.
Here is the crap that is in my head.
No it isn’t another rant, not at all. We, me and the miss, watched “The People I Know” last night starring Al Pacino. I got a glimpse of a life lived without hope and it was most disturbing. The acting was outstanding as would be with Al and it was directed very well – I would recommend it (NEVER get me on the subject of Napoleon Dynamite – I would rather hit my thumb with a hammer than to watch that movie again – humorous it was not and all of the characters were retarded and acted the same, no plot, no point, and the props seemed to have more personification than the people in the movie – did I tell you that I hated it? – awe crap, I’m on the subject of that flippin’ movie). Now back to the program…
I seem to be content in my walk with my Father. I know the word content should never be mentioned in the same sentence because we are to strive to perfection – but what fun would that be. Always trying to figure out who or what God or church is and never sitting back and looking at its beauty. Been there, done that tired of it. I am beginning to realize that God is too big for us to try to comprehend. If he reveals himself to us we should marvel at it and at the least take notes. However, this life lived is too short for us to struggle for the rest of our lives on attempting to know God deeper than we did yesterday. It is after all Faith and Faith alone. For something that is so easy to see we sure have a hard time seeing it. Take for example Trinity: our nature is to be with others and living with others hand in hand just as the Father, the Son and the Spirit are intertwined. Now I’m not saying that we should forsake to learn the principles set forth by the Son. What I am saying is that these principles at its base require a deep change and from that the principles flow freely. This is the life lived by the Son. His work was not on the laws for they prove our inadequacies. His work was on the soul that when we realize that we will never live up to the laws, we can only look to the Father and be loved. Of all the things that I struggle with there is one thing that I am positive of – my King loves me more that I can comprehend and for me, that is good enough.
