So today I didn't have school.
At first it was delayed 2 hours so I decided to make a big breakfast.
I usually just don't eat breakfast so I was excited.
I made some bacon and thought I should pour some of the grease out before I made the eggs. So I thought to myself, if I poured this in a disposable container I wouldn't have to worry about cleaning it out after it sat out and stuff.
I forgot one thing though. THE GREASE WAS VERY HOT.
I made a poor decision and poured it into a styrofoam bowl...(however I did think to use two bowls in case it melted the first one) However, it melted through both bowls and in my attempt to catch the melting styrofoam/grease mess on a plate I burnt my thumb. It pretty much just feels numb right now. haha
Anyways those 2 hours went by rather quickly and I was recognized as stupid for most of the morning. I do many stupid things. lol :p
So Then I found out that school was canceled and thought that I should do something productive.
I got out my bible and went to where I had stopped reading in Ecclesiastes.
For me this book is both depressing and reassuring.
Basically Solomon knew that life was pretty much meaningless and for most of the book he goes on about how everything is meaningless and just a chasing of the wind.
I remember a long while ago whenever Dennis preached a sermon talking about happiness and he mentioned a lot of stuff from Ecclesiastes. It was one of the things that really inspired me to get baptized and start living my life for God. But that's besides the point.
so to sum up the meaning of life...(42) :]
"Obey the king's command, I say, because you took an oath before God."
-Ecclesiastes 8:2
"So I command the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat, drink, and be glad."
-Ecclesiastes 8:15
"So I reflected on this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God's hands, but no man knows whether love or hate awaits him."
-Ecclesiastes 9:1
Now I always grew up wanting to be great and successful in the eyes of the world.
This was a slap in my face.
Basically all I can do in life is what's right and enjoy the ride. I mean I never know what is going to happen tomorrow. Despite what I thought, nobody knows what is going to happen in the future. Everyone says that bad things happen to good people. The result of the way we live our live might not always be what you expect. I mean just look at Job, he was a righteous man and good in God's eyes and he went through a ton of really hard things even though he didn't deserve it.
Lately I've been hearing everyone talk about happiness and how to be happy and why people should be happy and stuff.
Well my life is my life.
"What's happened has happened
What's coming is already on it's way"
-Fiona Apple
I totally agree with this and I mean what's the point in being angry and upset?
"Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit
for anger resides in the lap of fools."
-Ecclesiastes 7:9
Holding grudges is pointless to me. I mean I know people are going to say and do things that will upset me, but most of the time they don't mean to. I know this because I'm the same way. There will be people in my life who will accept me and there will be people who won't.
There will be people who hate me and people who love me.
There will be people who hold grudges against me and there will be people who will forgive me. But I just have to not worry about it.
Which brings me back to a Bob Marley song. :]
Have a wonderful day.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Your sorry. You said it yourself and we believe you.
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woot for jonezetta blog titles!
i won't say anything about the breakfast thing...lol
but ecclesiastes is pretty interesting... i haven't read a whole lot of it, but i know that it's basically the "everything is meaningless" book...haha... and when you think about it that's a pretty good point; i guess it's saying that life here on earth is meaningless and small in comparison to what we'll have after this. you should listen to a switchfoot song called "happy is a yuppie word" if you can find it... even though the title and certain parts of it don't make a lot of sense without digging deep for the meaning, it says a lot of the same things and has a lot of the same purposes as ecclesiastes i think. it's a great song haha
anyhoo, now that i've written a novel, i'll say "good blog" and leave you with that. lol
I think that you have it down pretty well, and your thoughts are of that of someone much older! :) Nice job on all that thinking! ;) You're pretty much right, everything is meaningless, in a sense that we shouldn't worry about the pleasures and downfalls of this world! We are here to take care of God's creation, and along the way love one another as we want to be loved! There are so many curve balls that get thrown into life, it's ridiculous! i guess the main thing, is to just remember all of this, that you have written and thought about! What I've learned in all my mistakes, is that you're going to make them and keep making them! Just try to listen to those that have gone before you and do your best to learn from their pain, and not so much in wanting to experience it for yourself! Anyway, I suck at typing thoughts! :) I keep trying to not make run ons and all that other grammatical stuff! I'm done here! :)
Wow. Your blog definitely makes me think. I will for sure have to go read some of Ecclesiastes. It would be nice if more people thought with that mindset.... especially the holding grudges thing. I have trouble with the whole worrying about the future thing. Especially when it comes to money.
The grease thing, well, that wasn't very smart, but at least you made an effort by using 2 bowls. :-D
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