Well, here I am joining in the blogging world. I am not usually one for following the lead of other people, in fact I usually tend to do the opposite of what the 'in thing' is. Andrea calls me stubborn; I like to think I am just strong willed.
I have to admit that sometimes you just can't help going with the flow, I always said I'd never get a mobile but after a year or 2 I realised that if I didn't I would actually be excluded from society. I also joined bebo, but that was to snoop on people I went to school with and leave abusive messages on peoples profiles!
I have enjoyed reading some of your blogs for a while now.....I have found some of the blogs amusing, thought provoking, challenging and inspiring. Some of them have also been a load of crap but I guess the opinions vary with the reader.
Anyway, I thought I'd be a sheep (hence the Baaaaaa) and follow in the footsteps of the growing number of bloggers out there. The reason being that I like the idea of it; I like the idea of being able to share your thoughts, and any other cool stuff you come across, with people online. This suits me down to the ground. I have difficulties talking & expressing the thoughts in my head, it usually results in me sounding a little bit simple. I like having the time to process things and put it down in words.
Tonight Andrea and I went to the cinema to see Ghost Town. We love the cinema, more for the popcorn and coke than the film but it's always good when the film is good. On that note, we saw 'Taken' a few weeks ago, it was class, I came out of the cinema and wanted to fight. Kinda like watching Top Gun and wanting to fly a fighter jet or like when Scotty watches Cocktail and wants to be a fruit.
So, back to Ghost Town, it was ok, I would say 7 out of 10. Ricky Gervais was quite funny. However, there was a quote in it that I thought was pretty cool. It was from Albert Einstein and it was "only a life lived for others is a life worth while".
With all due respect to Einstein (I know he was a pretty intelligent dude, E=MC2 (I can't figure out how to do the squared symbol) and all that) I would slightly change that to "only a life lived for God is a life worth while". The reason being that as a christian I obviously think that the most worth while thing in life is the decision to give your life over to God, which sets the tone for the rest of your life and most importantly where you will spend eternity. This dosen't really count as living your life for others, as it is a decision made between you and God, so therefore I'd disagree with him slightly.
On the other hand, once you chose to follow God the bible becomes a major guiding influence on your life and it tells us over and over again of the importance of showing love to and caring for others. No matter how you serve God this is a requirement that God puts upon the Church. Therefore, Einsteins quote has a lot of truth to it, and I guess a christian aspect to it as well.
However, the older I get the more I struggle with this. Since I have started working I have unfortunately become more cynical, impatient and self-obsessed (it's difficult not to get caught up in material things e.g. salary, houses, cars etc). Yet at the same time it has also made me realise these things do not bring satifaction, purpose or contentment. They cannot fill the God shaped hole inside us.
I guess the catechism sums it up quite well - 'Mans' chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever'.......if I manage that I guess life will have been pretty worthwhile.
