tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578653363098175159.post7425006459107050757..comments2023-05-09T11:49:13.523+01:00Comments on Fold and Unfold: Performancekatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10209379351645384361noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578653363098175159.post-24442602840878773052008-05-23T18:02:00.000+01:002008-05-23T18:02:00.000+01:00Thanks, that is a beautiful quote and I think ther...Thanks, that is a beautiful quote and I think there is truth in it - certainly I think everyone lives for something, whether it be a person or a set of values. You're right, it doesn't have to be God, I think many people (most people) are perfectly satisfied without God and with something else at the centre of their lives. But, if as I do, someone believes in a Creator, then surely the Creator the origin of their warm flow as they are the origin of everything else. And if God truly created everything then surely He should be the centre of our lives and living with anything else as the centre is disrespectful and deeply offensive, just as it would be painful to loving parents if we rejected them. <BR/><BR/>Or I guess to put it another way, it's all very well having a warm flow, and peace and joy is something that everyone should want, but if all things fade then to trust in something transient seems unsatisfactory. And I'm not just a Christian because of the warm flow (although a relationship with God does bring me a joy that can't be shaken because it is fixed, God is unchanging and I can be sure from historical evidence that He keeps his promises) but because I think Christianity offers truth and not just something that makes me feel spiritual or sorted.<BR/><BR/>Esther Jervis writes:<BR/>People have lost the sense that, ‘This is a world filled with both true and false notions and that we have a rational obligation to separate the two and a moral obligation to follow truth’, says Koukl. On this view, ‘Things aren't true or false; they're pleasant or unpleasant, appealing or unappealing, liked or disliked.’ The fact is that Christianity is not about what we most prefer. It ought not to be for you. ‘If your Christianity is what you prefer, you're entirely missing out on what Christianity is all about,’ Koukl. We believe that Christianity is true so we’re rationally and morally obligated to follow Christ.<BR/><BR/>And to your second point - yes :-) I think what you write about masks is so reassuring, thanks. It is true that it is useless to act because then people never get to know you for yourself, right? And if they don't want to know you, you can be reassured that those who do care about you do so because they like you for being yourself, and that you are not attracting false friends. and thats always good :-) xxxkatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209379351645384361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578653363098175159.post-27806816406571328522008-05-23T17:02:00.000+01:002008-05-23T17:02:00.000+01:00mmm.. I'll keep on your watery metaphor to express...mmm.. I'll keep on your watery metaphor to express my modest thought.. St. Paul once said that joy is like a subterranean flow of warm water, no matter how much the ocean will storm in the surface, that flow will stay there.... now, I do believe that we all need that warm flow, sth inside that gives equilibrium to our lives and keeps us going through all the difficulties of life. I believe once u've found it you are sorted, pretty much. Or to quote mulan, once you've found your center u are sure to win. <BR/>But I think everybody should, and actually do find their center in different things. I don't think the origin of the warm flow has to be God. It could be anything, as long as it gives u peace and joy. <BR/><BR/>On a different note.. I used to wear a mask, well not only one, different masks for each occasion. But now I realized it's not worthy. Get your feelings out, there is no need to hide, no need to act... no need to be unconfident. You are amazing and u should know it by this time, who cares what people think? <BR/>Find your center and the rest would come along.. xxxonarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558512457284168561noreply@blogger.com