thankful at easter
This Easter, we should be thankful for God's provision. Whether "rich" or "poor," all who ask in the Lord's name have their needs fulfilled. The greatest testament to this is a personal one, and I have found this to be true of smaller things (like passing a trying exam) as well as larger ones (like salvation, the purpose of Easter). It can be incredibly difficult to imagine that we are "in good hands," as Allstate would have it, but the proof is often evident. So let's try to enjoy the spring and all of the blessings we've received, instead of fearing for the future. As Jon Foreman points out in his song "Your Love Is Strong":
So why should I worry? Why do I freak out? God knows what I need...You know what I need.
a different perspective
Has anyone else noticed the uncanny resemblance of Motorola's logo to an aerial view of Madonna's cleavage? Once you see it that way, you just may never go back.
self-deprivation
There's something to be said for the merits of self-deprivation. One of the most difficult acts a man can perform is to deny himself harmless pleasures solely for the sake of self-improvement. These are not undertakings of moral significance; i.e. not teetotalism, nor abstinence from sexual impurity. Rather, I am referring to less consequential, but still important, things - like spending a spring break studying instead of enjoying the numerous available distractions.
Competing against one's own desires will always be an uphill battle, but it makes a man stronger. Yes, there are innumerable other ways to grow as an individual, some of which include: traveling, composing music, pondering, playing video games. But if any of these are what someone wishes to do, he's missing out. Man long ago realized that his time was precious, and his days numbered; an enlightened individual will look evanescent Life in the face and scoff, choosing to spend his most vivacious days cloistered in an apartment, perusing the uninteresting.
Higher education is the hobgoblin of little minds.
what really matters
I just saw an ADT home security commercial, and it made me sad. A middle-aged woman was talking about how she got ADT because her neighbor's house got robbed. That's all well and good, and ADT even responded to a fire she had in her house when she was away at a meeting. But then she said that ADT managed to save the most important thing in her house - her dog. The next shot had her sitting happily with her dog, knowing that her two-story house and well-groomed lawn were protected.
What a lonely life she must lead. One of two things must have happened to have left this fairly young woman alone in such a large home. The first involves her family's fiery death in an airplane crash, and the second involves her newly-wed husband being driven away by her workaholic nature. Clearly, she needs ADT for her peace of mind so that the one living being she hasn't alienated - or buried, as the case may be - is safe.
Come on, ADT. Lay off the depressing ad campaign.