Why do some people live the most cushioned, easy, and and carefree life while other people are forced to deal with sickness, death, financial issues, abuse, depression, etc. The list goes on.
Why are some people so smart or so talented or so charismatic while others, no matter how hard they try, can't succeed academically or athletically or socially?
In my English class we had to do a 90 second presentation about ourselves. We had to create a PowerPoint presentation with 6 slides, each only showing for 15 seconds. My slides included a picture of my family, a runner, Granada Spain, ice cream with rainbow sprinkles, etc. One guy opened up his presentation with a picture of a glowing cross and some deep little spiel about how God is what wakes him up in the morning. God is what gets him through the day. God is his best friend. God is... blah blah blah. I am not in anyway trying to say that I don't support people being into their religion.
I am just asking, why (and how) do people let it dominate their life to this extent? It seems so silly to me.
I have also been wondering why, even though my overhead fan is constantly running and my window is open, my room is always 153 degrees. I am getting a bit tired of waking up sweaty and gross in the middle of the night.
Lastly, on a happier notes, I wonder why I didn't discover how delicious cottage cheese is sooner. Good thing they often have it in the dining center so I can sneak some out in a container.
It sounds like you are blessed in having many interests and talents, as well as a loving and caring family to enrich and support you in life (did I stress a loving and caring family :) I am not so comfortable in the way you are dismissing the one guy's focus on God as being,in a sense, foolish. I suppose "God" can take on so many different meanings, depending on the religion or the person. Perhaps, part of your frustration is this person not really revealing anything about himself beyond his strong belief in God. I supposed it could seem that he is using God as a mask to hide his own identity or it could be that he is just so overcome with his faith. Keep in mind that our household can seem more secular than religious. Remember when I tried to have a daily blessing at dinner because I was so moved by prayer at Angela's? Not such a great response from the family. You show that you are on your own spiritual journey as you explore Buddhism and through your collection of various quotes. I respect this. But,if you were to say to the Catholic church that it seems silly for one to let religion dominate his or her life, they would be like,"This girl doesn't get it!" I even saw how grandpa and his brother were different in letter writing;Grandpa never made reference to God or prayer, whereas my uncle often wrote, "God bless."
ReplyDeleteAmen I say to that!
Love and peace,
your Mama