life ponderings
So... im driving to school.. and im noticing all this construction and stuff going on, and i think to myself "in alien movies, the aliens civilization is never going under construction and nothing is ever being done- its always firmly established and everything is shiny". At this i think to myself, "thats not very realistic, a truly advanced civilization would be one that works even hard at always improving- it would also have a healthy display of history etc.". But then.. i think about humanity. Humanities one drive is to improve their life. We are always working towards something- never are we stagnant. We are like busy bee's or working ants always doing things to improve our lifestyle. When im in traffic or when im driving, i often think about all these people that are around me.. off driving to their own destination, for their own reasons, to achieve their own goals, all the while enduring their own life situations and challenges- i really think this. And then it hits me... what about Gods kingdom? The world we live in could not be set up ANY better to get our focus off the real kingdom. seriously. It hands us dreams, infinite things to do, constant stimulation and the desire to work for better stimulation. For the most part, thats all we do... hour after hour we are living, building and enjoying our OWN kingdom. How ironic that our kingdom will be washed away so easily. How silly and meaningless everything becomes when you sit down and look at everyone at once- like an outsider, how God probably looks at us. "dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind". Dust that developed this pseudo-purpose and doesnt take its eyes off of it. Theres only one kingdom friends, we are just building tiny sandcastles by the sea while the real castle is overlooking it- and the tides-a comin'... its on its way. After that, we'll see whose kingdom is still standing.