Letter From A Christian

Reposted from http://www.christianblog.com:

“I have many family members and relatives who are atheist, and also ungodly in their lifestyles.

Despite witnessing to them, praying for them all these years.
They have yet to come to faith, at times it can be discouraging.
Still I will continue to walk with God and hope for their best.

The Idealist

Idealists want to search for Self, to become themselves, to have a goal, a purpose in life, to be self-actualized, to be and become real, to be what they are meant to be and to have an identity which is uniquely theirs, to become self-actualized into a perfect whole and to have an identity which is perfectly unique, to have meaning, to have their significance appreciated, or at the very least, recognized as existing, to have integrity, that is unity, with no facade, no mask, no pretense, no sham, no playing of roles, to be genuine, to communicate authentically, to be in harmony with the inner experiences of self, to avoid a life of bad faith, to live a life of significance, making a difference in the world, to experience life as a drama, to be sensitive to the subtle gestures and metaphoric behavior in relationships, to help others become kinder, warmer, and more loving human beings, to reform the world, to romanticize their experiences, their lives, and the experiences and lives of others (Keirsey, 1984, pp. 57-66; cf., Heineman (NF)).

The Pursuit Of Happiness

“What makes you happy?” I was asked by a friend this morning. I answered to the best of my belief, but I suppose it still did not encompass everything that meant happiness to me.

Everybody wants to be happy. I think I haven’t met anybody who doesn’t want to. But people look at happiness in different ways. In Wikipedia, happiness is defined as “an emotion associated with feelings ranging from contentment and satisfaction to bliss and intense joy” Happiness is defined in so many ways, religiously, philosophically, psychologically. But what is real and everlasting happiness? Where can we find it and how can we achieve it? In the next few paragraphs, I’ll try to express in my own words what I think is the true source of real and everlasting happiness from various references and arguments. Note that these are my opinions only, although I will be referring to sources written by other authors, some of which you’ll find hard to refute.

Fate In The Eye Of The Storm: The ‘MV Princess Of The Stars’ Tragedy

And there arose a fierce gale of wind, and the waves were breaking over the boat so much that the boat was already filling up…

And they woke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

And He got up…and said to the sea, “Hush, be still.”

And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.

And He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

- Mark 4:36-40

Sulpicio asserted that the incident was an act of God. The Bible tells us otherwise.

The lives of more than seven hundred people gone in just the blink of an eye…this cannot be a ‘Godly act’.

I think it was the consequence of an accumulated negligence of MAN. And in each passing day, more insult is added to the severe injury that was already inflicted in the souls of those who have lost their loved ones in the tragedy.

Sounds Like…

Here’s the video “The Greatest View” from Silverchair off their album “Diorama” (2002).

Try to guess what Pinoy song it sounds like…

“I’m watching you watch over me, and I got the greatest view from here…”

I must say Daniel Johns looks simply gorgeous is this video despite the I-wanna-look-like-Kurt hairdo.

Cheers!