tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140511732229519176.post4383795096569738706..comments2019-11-06T03:05:54.363-08:00Comments on This is me.: Apathy, Who Cares?Ryan Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02402552952321737784noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140511732229519176.post-46988519662499348752011-03-21T17:41:07.877-07:002011-03-21T17:41:07.877-07:00Jacob 3:11
I'm not sure what the exact correla...Jacob 3:11<br />I'm not sure what the exact correlation here is, but this verse made me agree with you.Sister Teuschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465339671692834088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140511732229519176.post-69860446679786160242011-03-17T11:08:22.237-07:002011-03-17T11:08:22.237-07:00I just spent over 20 minutes writing a really bril...I just spent over 20 minutes writing a really brilliant comment, and in the end, google told me my request could not be granted. Shoot. Anyway, the gist of it was that I think what really matters is the cultivating of virtues. Genuine patience and humility and integrity can not be created in apathy, but only passion for others and the good. Most of my day is spent doing the seemingly insignificant work of housewifery, which can be really discouraging when you have a long list of "significant" things you want to do in this life, but I've come to realize that it's who you're becoming in the doing that matters, not necessarily what you're doing. That, and the afterlife is overrated as a preoccupation, and a slow, steady flame, although not as glamorous or as ego-stroking as an intense fire, is personally more gratifiying in the end. Something like that, but perfectly eloquent. :) And I also recommended renting Get Low at RedBox. It's the best movie Mark and I have seen in a long while. YOur dad and my mom sawit together and thought it was slow; I knew I was going to like it as soon as they said that. :)<br />And you often remind me of myself and I often wonder if I think too much. Life can be heavy for a thinker.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444649270904977579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8140511732229519176.post-73939516458245555682011-03-17T06:00:18.355-07:002011-03-17T06:00:18.355-07:00Very interesting post. But I believe that in the ...Very interesting post. But I believe that in the hereafters we will be discussing this life over and over. It's the pains and troubles that you remember the most! If you don't believe me, just go sit and listen to a group of women talk about going through child birth. Those moments are burned in to our brains! Similarly, I can just imagine us all sitting around reminiscing about how we were able to get through this life. My husband and I even wonder if we will talk about the great food we used to eat. :) <br /><br />I think the key is to really live in the moment now, and appreciate the moments we have today. When my second child was born, for some reason I was a nervous mother and always worried that something terrible would happen to him. I remember holding him and rocking him while just trying to savor the moment in case those moments ended. Recently I have begun to try to do this more in my life. I have tried to really be in the moment and enjoy it. If I am laying on the bed, I try to focus on how comfortable it is. If I am eating something, I try to focus on how good it is. In fact, I believe savoring the moments is where the passion in life lies!Delirioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564398770468606675noreply@blogger.com