So I know it's almost a week late, but I wanted to write about Matt's wedding and all the fun that was:
Friday, May 30, 2008
CELEBRATING LOVE: MATT'S WEDDING
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
IT IS NO MYSTERY
Am I really on the verge of setting sail towards my next big
adventure, or am I still poised to idly sit on the shore waiting for
my voyage to begin? There is no way of knowing what lies ahead, but I
can bravely dream of the treasures that await me just over the not so
distant horizon. Everything I feel in my heart seems to be telling me
that something great is going to happen soon, and it will lead to
blessings beyond anything I have ever tried to imagine.
I find myself not distracted by cheap imitation, and the thought of
accepting the second best has given up its plot to lure me away from
God's promises. God has the very best of this world in store for me,
and while the price is heavy compared to the substitutes, I am ready
to live an exceptional life full of hope, love, greatness, and a life
of dreams come true. Passionately, I consider the endeavor of living
to be the most spectacular road ahead of me.
I find myself in love. In love with so many things. In love with
God, in love with adventure, in love with life, and in love with my
future wife--whoever she might be. I find myself already praising God
for the woman she is. I consider myself blessed beyond measure, and
one day soon you will stand next to me and know that God is in our
ears whispering "this is good."
It is no mystery. My God loves me, and he has very big plans for me--
plans that keep me faithfully working towards that treasure that
awaits me. As my smile stretches across my face, I realize God has
given me a tremendous gift already, and what a great gift that is:
Words.
God, all praise belongs to you, O' master of this world.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
IS PEACE POSSIBLE?
There are whispers of a hope that is yet to come. There are so many
people in this world who are poised and ready to secure the peace of
this world, and there are so many people passionate about making peace
a reality. If there is anything I know that is true though, peace is
not truly possible.
How can peace be possible in a world where even the those who seek
peace can't be peaceful? I just watched a video of cambodian buddhist
monks marching on their government's capital to peacefully protest
their treatment, but then got involved in a scuffle with a rival monk
sect. What is this world coming to when buddhist monks can't even be
peaceful?
This is not the only example of this great irony. Consider those who
protested the Iraq war and were arrested. They were not arrested
because they were protesting, but because they were being too violent.
This is a world full of stupid people. We live in a world of eco-
terrorists who burn down houses in Oregon (without realizing that they
are polluting the air). How can people be so foolish? Also, consider
those middle-school girls in florida who kidnapped a classmate and
beat her within an inch of her life, and then posted the video of it
on youtube. How stupid can you get? --And while I ask, I know the
answer is "a lot."
I would love peace, if only it were possible. It is an unrealistic
dream because we live in a world full of HUMANS. As long as we humans
are around, there will never be true and worldwide peace. If monks
can't even get along, can anyone?
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
ADVENTURE
Considering all of the changes that I have happened to me over the last two years, it seems fair to say that graduation has had little change on my life, but the importance of this milestone has struck me in a way I did not think it would. Here I am now, at the doorstep of the future, wondering what this wild and crazy ride has for me. What adventures lie in my immediate path? I hesitate for only a moment to think, because the excitement to shove-off and set sail is so strong that I will trip if I do not watch myself.
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