Random Musings on Life
Life is only as complicated as you make it out to be.
There is a verse in the book of Matthew in the Bible.
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matthew 6:25-26)
This does not come solely from my perspective of my god. It can apply to just about anyone who believes in a higher power. Life is not as complicated as we believe. The answers to our problems are more often than not, right in front of us, provided by God. It's just that we sometimes take to thinking things over again and again, that it really seems more grave than it really is.
It is in human nature to want to cling onto something more solid than mere faith. I can understand that--I am that way. First off, though, I shall set something straight.
When I say to have faith, I don't mean that faith itself will save you from your problems. There is no use bemoaning your failures and mulling over your bad luck. Your luck is what you make of it.
To put it simply.
If you can't afford that new Sony Ericsson you've ogled for months, think of the single mother who can't afford milk to feed her baby.
If you can't support yourself financially, think of the cripple who cannot find a job.
If you are hungry because your diet only allows one meal a day, think of the children who have never even heard of McDonald's.
If you can't afford to fuel your car, think of the scholarship student who takes two trains and one bus to school.
If you can't afford the new Green Day CD, think of the school in the slums where children bang on pots and pans to make their own music.
If you can't afford to buy the final Harry Potter novel, think of the boy who has to save a penny each day to afford a library card.
If you're crying over the end of your relationship, think of the widow who has just lost her husband of 48 years to cancer.
If you're depressed over your results, think of the girl whose parents cannot afford her a tertiary level education.
In short, if you work hard enough for something you want badly enough, who is to say that there isn't a higher power pushing you in the right direction? If those in conditions far worse than ours are living their lives, making it from day to day, who's to say we can't?
These are, of course, my own opinion on life. I don't pretend to know a lot on the matter at hand; I'm probably very likely to be depressed a lot for no reason at all. But my point is that, if they can be happy with so little, why can't I? Why do we all always, always, always want more than this? I'm not saying complacence is a good thing, but shouldn't we be thankful for what we have?
At the end of the day, that's what we should be. Thankful.
I'm thankful for my family. For my loved ones, and for my best, best, best friends.
Cheers, y'all. Kiss a puppy today. ;)
Teddy, from the SPCA. Adorable as always. 8D
There is a verse in the book of Matthew in the Bible.
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matthew 6:25-26)
This does not come solely from my perspective of my god. It can apply to just about anyone who believes in a higher power. Life is not as complicated as we believe. The answers to our problems are more often than not, right in front of us, provided by God. It's just that we sometimes take to thinking things over again and again, that it really seems more grave than it really is.
It is in human nature to want to cling onto something more solid than mere faith. I can understand that--I am that way. First off, though, I shall set something straight.
When I say to have faith, I don't mean that faith itself will save you from your problems. There is no use bemoaning your failures and mulling over your bad luck. Your luck is what you make of it.
To put it simply.
If you can't afford that new Sony Ericsson you've ogled for months, think of the single mother who can't afford milk to feed her baby.
If you can't support yourself financially, think of the cripple who cannot find a job.
If you are hungry because your diet only allows one meal a day, think of the children who have never even heard of McDonald's.
If you can't afford to fuel your car, think of the scholarship student who takes two trains and one bus to school.
If you can't afford the new Green Day CD, think of the school in the slums where children bang on pots and pans to make their own music.
If you can't afford to buy the final Harry Potter novel, think of the boy who has to save a penny each day to afford a library card.
If you're crying over the end of your relationship, think of the widow who has just lost her husband of 48 years to cancer.
If you're depressed over your results, think of the girl whose parents cannot afford her a tertiary level education.
In short, if you work hard enough for something you want badly enough, who is to say that there isn't a higher power pushing you in the right direction? If those in conditions far worse than ours are living their lives, making it from day to day, who's to say we can't?
These are, of course, my own opinion on life. I don't pretend to know a lot on the matter at hand; I'm probably very likely to be depressed a lot for no reason at all. But my point is that, if they can be happy with so little, why can't I? Why do we all always, always, always want more than this? I'm not saying complacence is a good thing, but shouldn't we be thankful for what we have?
At the end of the day, that's what we should be. Thankful.
I'm thankful for my family. For my loved ones, and for my best, best, best friends.
Cheers, y'all. Kiss a puppy today. ;)
Teddy, from the SPCA. Adorable as always. 8D