The way I see it - starbucks cup

Many people search blindly for the meaning of life.  What they don't seem to understand is that life does not have meaning through mere existence or acquisition or fun.  The meaning of life is inherent in the conections we make to others through honor and obligation.

A possible christian perspective:

Many people search blindly for the meaning of life.  What they don't seem to understand is that life does not have meaning through mere existence or acquisition or fun.  The meaning of life is inherent in the conections we make to others and God through honor and obligation.

I really liked this because it was a great example to me of how the secular world isn't necessarily a bad world, and this shows how close it can come to truth.  To real truth.

Rhyme and Rrhythm

A children's rhyme.

Basketball hoops

and dogs in loops

causing a fret

but don't regret

children are happy

the trees are sappy

causing a mess

who'd make a guess

munching on burgers

becoming burglars

imagination

back to your station

to sink a ship

with magic whip

O what a delight

it is to take flight

to be a child 

and be set wild.

Pictures of Man and God

Come with me if you want,

beyond this world and into the next.

We shall see things

you couldn't imagine

everything you desire

will be brought to you.

Look to the right, waterfalls

to the left, two suns

everything is under your control

fireflies lighting your paths

a lion conversing with you

as you walk to the great city.

Possibly there is a great empire here

one that you command and rule

the empire that you rule is in peace

tranquility found in every corner.

Look out your window and see

people scurry, birds glide, waves crash

the smell of flowers wafting inside

a golden haze from the setting suns

your servant glides past you

the taste of fruit entices.

As the sun sets you discover 

that this was how life is meant to be

life was not about getting possessions

neither was it to be filled with malice

now let us sit down and decide

what the true purpose of life is.

What is the pension of a pigeon

or the salary of a swallow

who causes the sun to rise or fall

or the moon to cast nightingale?

Do you watch how water falls 

onto a rock and casts off

over the heights of high cliffs. 

Yet it is then forgotten

as it becomes the sea

it is the same with love

grand and once beautiful

it is forgotten in a quarrel

it's purpose is in Gods mind alone.

The waters power seen

and its beauty perceived

yet we quarrel over it

forgetting the ways of God

as we slander our way on

onward and into history.

History often repeats itself

we forget this each occurrence

yet from time to time

we look upon the beauty again

coming back to it's purpose

being astounded by it's figure.

People again causing questions

looking back on the legitimacy of God

debates again formed n the subject

ideas and "facts" formed, "theory" idealism

tolerance exhibited, embittered enemies

wars and fights, then all is forgotten.

Perhaps we stand only on an idea,

maybe a hope or ideal is in store

however if it all proves true 

then the victory is ours forever

this destiny fulfilled and destiny

it rises in believers to perfection.

Those people who once stood in shame

are then revealed to be sons of God

they will smell of roses and fruit

they will walk with justice and love

they will be true and light hearted

their eyes will glow and show true joy.

At the end of time

they will be the victors

at the end of time

they will be glorified.

knowing our death

It was a good thing that God did not decide to let us see our deaths, for some of us would go on sinning, some would stop, others would die right then, and God wouldn't really be giving us free will after that. Letting us emotionally experience our own death before it even happens is a cruel thing to do, it could be compared to day dreaming your parents death and feeling the pain that comes from it.
Yet I do find myself wishing I could know, and then work for God because I knew death was coming and working hard for God, because there is no greater dread then knowing what kind of bad things are coming, like probation's, spanks, dog bites, falling, or breaking bones. Yes fear, the great motivator.
Let us be thankful that God is a God of love, mercy, and jealousy. Guarding us, bringing pleasure to us, and simply filling us up with energy and love. Is it not healthy for us to reflect on how good God has been to us? A true way to become humble. Which brings me to a funny quote.
""Nothing is more deceitful," said Darcy, "than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast."" [Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen]

Back to the real point of deaths foreknowledge. A terribly comic example would be an old man dieing of heart failure, because he saw his death coming and was terribly distraught by it, so he fulfilled it's prophecy because he was scared of that prophecy. Another thing is that by seeing that you die at 78, you might become an extreme risk taker because you know you won't die until 78. I wonder how much our persona would change because we saw our own deaths. I imagine no one would be the same, and how many would change for the worse because of it?
Really it's a good thing that we never see our own deaths. What if I wouldn't want to die like that, and I tried to kill myself? hmm I wonder if you went around trying to change it constantly, yet never succeeding, does that mean your freedom of choice given by God would not exist any more? I imagine so, it's a restriction, which is just another way of saying it.
I guess knowing our own deaths is all-round bad.