I am referring to the last post I made. I was panicked because of a stressful day at work and mad at god. I would like to have closeness to god again just not dure what that would look like now
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
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I've been where you are. The key to your solution rests in your own question:
"So why do people in third world countries seem so damn happy with what little they have?"
Dig into that and you'll find your answer, I think.
Thanks for being so wide open.
Well, I'd question whether those people in third world countries are really all that happy. Our media like to portray them that way--and often they are shown being happy when the UN or other organization is sending them H E L P. Or unless CBN or some other charity is asking for money to help these folks, then they show the dismal conditions and the looks of forlorn apathy.
Happiness is a multi-faced experience. It changes moment by moment, that feeling. I'd say you're more searching for needs that aren't being met. You're looking for your own truth, trying to toss out the words and ideas of others that have to some degree or another clouded that truth.
I understand where you're coming from. I used to follow the "this is god's will" and "be grateful for what you have". That began to feel as though my feelings and needs were being dismissed. I then got into the new age movement which talks a lot about being happy NOW instead of tomorrow and how our own thoughts create our own unhappiness and our reality--that and nothing else. While there is some modicum of truth in these ideas, so much of these religious movements miss out (or avoid) some key factors: societal expectations and the role of the system in our life.
We're spoon-fed a lot of ideas about the world and who we are and how we're supposed to be in it that serve no one but those in charge. Independent thought isn't encouraged, unless it supports whatever status quo is occuring at the time.
Western society is more focused on wants only and immediate gratification. Not that there's anything weird about that--it's just not enough. Maybe begin by asking yourself what you and you alone need rather than comparing yourself to others. From there you can begin to creatively think about what you want. I once read where feelings are the words of the Soul/God. There's a lot of wisdom in that. Behind those feelings of frustration and anger and pain are some real gems of truth.
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