Rest
Although human bodies are wonderfully efficient and capable, it's interesting that they are not created perfect. Maybe they were in the Garden of Eden, but that's not really what I'm discussing here. Human beings, as a whole, are fragile, temporal, mortal, and weak.
I wake up in the morning, and immediately I have to go to the washroom. And it's not like that's only once a day. It happens several times, more for some than others, but still every day we are called to the toilet in some kind of circumstances. Why? Why can't our bodies convert food perfectly to energy, leaving nothing in excess as waste? We're not perfect, clearly.
After the washroom, I usually take a shower, and then head to breakfast. Here, I'm forced to make food, maybe toast or cereal, which doesn't take much time due to society's technoligical advances (I don't have to light a fire and make the bread myself!), however, it still puts me 20 minutes behind in my schedule (including the eating time). And, to complicate things even more, it's darn hard to eat and walk/do something at the same time. So we're forced to sit, usually at a table, and eat our meal. Again, our bodies don't just take whole food and grind it up in a split-second. It takes somewhere around 23 chews (depends what you're eating) to get the food down, and then sometimes it can take half an hour to digest, during which time it is also difficult to do anything major physically.
In 3 hours, after I have possibly visited the washroom again, I am forced to once again sit down at the table and eat a meal. 4 hours later, I am again forced to do the same thing. While I will readily admit that it is possible to go for days, even weeks without food, it is not easy. The hunger pangs drive people to near insanity and it hurts so much, plus you're drained of all energy anyways.
4-5 hours after supper, I am once again headed to my bedroom, to lie down and sleep for anywhere from 6-10 hours. If the average is 8, that's 33% of our possible time. To go without sleep for one night is extremely difficult, and pushing it for more than one day is darn hard. I think the world record is 11 days, and what was only for a science experiment, after which the test-dummy was most likely insane or comatose.
Why is it that we can't be like robots? Why can't we just go forever and never stop? Why do our bodies need to take pit stops to pee, crap, eat, and sleep?
Maybe God is telling us something. Maybe we're supposed to slow down. Maybe we're supposed to rest. Maybe it's the switch, the program, that he designed in us to make us take life at a slower pace and consider more than just our goals, ambitions, and drive. Maybe we should slow down every once in a while, and take a look at the wonderful world around us.
Yes, this is brought on by the fact that I am being forced, right now, to take life at a slower pace because I am sick. Not only do we take breaks every day, but sometimes God makes us sick so we can rest, and just be...for a while at least.
So with that, I encourage you all to rest. It's something that our modern, fast-paced society forgets to do a lot of the time. Don't work 60 hours a week, that just isn't healthy. Don't drive yourself to insanity. Take a break when your body needs it.
I wake up in the morning, and immediately I have to go to the washroom. And it's not like that's only once a day. It happens several times, more for some than others, but still every day we are called to the toilet in some kind of circumstances. Why? Why can't our bodies convert food perfectly to energy, leaving nothing in excess as waste? We're not perfect, clearly.
After the washroom, I usually take a shower, and then head to breakfast. Here, I'm forced to make food, maybe toast or cereal, which doesn't take much time due to society's technoligical advances (I don't have to light a fire and make the bread myself!), however, it still puts me 20 minutes behind in my schedule (including the eating time). And, to complicate things even more, it's darn hard to eat and walk/do something at the same time. So we're forced to sit, usually at a table, and eat our meal. Again, our bodies don't just take whole food and grind it up in a split-second. It takes somewhere around 23 chews (depends what you're eating) to get the food down, and then sometimes it can take half an hour to digest, during which time it is also difficult to do anything major physically.
In 3 hours, after I have possibly visited the washroom again, I am forced to once again sit down at the table and eat a meal. 4 hours later, I am again forced to do the same thing. While I will readily admit that it is possible to go for days, even weeks without food, it is not easy. The hunger pangs drive people to near insanity and it hurts so much, plus you're drained of all energy anyways.
4-5 hours after supper, I am once again headed to my bedroom, to lie down and sleep for anywhere from 6-10 hours. If the average is 8, that's 33% of our possible time. To go without sleep for one night is extremely difficult, and pushing it for more than one day is darn hard. I think the world record is 11 days, and what was only for a science experiment, after which the test-dummy was most likely insane or comatose.
Why is it that we can't be like robots? Why can't we just go forever and never stop? Why do our bodies need to take pit stops to pee, crap, eat, and sleep?
Maybe God is telling us something. Maybe we're supposed to slow down. Maybe we're supposed to rest. Maybe it's the switch, the program, that he designed in us to make us take life at a slower pace and consider more than just our goals, ambitions, and drive. Maybe we should slow down every once in a while, and take a look at the wonderful world around us.
Yes, this is brought on by the fact that I am being forced, right now, to take life at a slower pace because I am sick. Not only do we take breaks every day, but sometimes God makes us sick so we can rest, and just be...for a while at least.
So with that, I encourage you all to rest. It's something that our modern, fast-paced society forgets to do a lot of the time. Don't work 60 hours a week, that just isn't healthy. Don't drive yourself to insanity. Take a break when your body needs it.