Fog

[kathneel]

Fog outside. Silent inside and outside. The fog has closed over the lake and shut off the view across the lake. All I can see is the vague black outline of trees against a grey sky. The time is 10:30 Sunday morning. I seem to be the only one awake. My world has gotten very small. I was thinking of our view of the world. I have this world

Comments

[drlupyne]

I looked for "All the way to heaven" on the internet, and St. Catherine of Siena came up

Your points on choosing what we allow in our lives are very good. As finite being our souls have limited space and our lives have limited time, each day can only fit so much and we only have so many of them; if we fill ourselves up with worldly things where will God be? As St John the Baptist said in the gospel "He must increase: but I must decrease."

[drlupyne]

Jon,
Nice scripture touch.
:)
Jasmine

[jezastar]

Are not our bodies finite but our souls everlasting?
As finite beings in this physical body- we have limited time on earth, and are subject to the physical laws of nature and so can not help everyone all the time but.. we should help those we can and help ourselves grow-- I don't think our souls have limited space- I think we need to let them grow and to do that sometimes we have to concentrate on things other than this world and our own needs.
We need to concentrate on our needs and this world sometimes to exist, and have relationships but if we only do that I don't think our souls grow enough
I know that I am more than my physical being.
The answer to the biggest question-- what is the meaning of life,the universe, and everything is 42
What is the real question?
Perhaps it is
When will I know I am more than my skin?
Answer 4/2 or 42

[kathneel]

Aha, the answer is 42. Shades of hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. Actually I left the social action part out of the above musings, but that should be a part of our world too. In other words helping others through work, prayer, volunteer work as we are able and our health, time and finances allow. Certainly, this was an essential part of the instructions in Holy Scripture in how to live for God. Therefore, all our "worlds" (meaning environment, culture, daily life, friends, family, work etc) should contain that element.

[drlupyne]

My comment pre-supposed knowledge of the immortal nature of the soul. It's the reason why we have to make room for God now in our limited time on earth, because we have an eternal destiny that depends on the choices we make now