to finish my last post.... oh, and party #5 in two weekends today. we celebrated Rachel's B-day. Nathan ended up being ok. he just had a very high fever from having pneumonia. Thoughts: What I just said about Nathan is just an example of what I've been noticing over the past few weeks. you see, Nathan was suddenly out of our control. what if? but then again, as my Human Geography prof. pointed out. one thing that we all have in common is that we're gonna end up in a grave. so, if we put our lives in perspective, what are they? as i look around at Penn State, i wonder what they are living for, and if they even think about it. the questions that we ask are not the real important ones. instead of asking what and how, we need to be sure to ask where and why. What am i going to do with my life? it sure seems like everyone Christians or not have that question. become this, become that, get married, buy a house, retire...then what? I'm beginning to become a bit more convinced that the answer to that question lies in the where. where is my life going? now that's a little better. seeing as no matter what you do with your life, it will come to an end, i think this is a slightly more important question. or at least one that has to be answered first. if you are only headed to a grave, and that is all... then go for the gold. live it up in this life, 'cause that's all you've got. but if there's more, then live for it. don't store up treasure on this earth!! because you know that it's all going to be gone one day. well, if you know what you want to do with your life, the next question that comes is "how"? but again, it seems that we are often asking the wrong question. i could figure out how to make money. i could figure out how become retired at a certain age. i could work a way for me to have a comfortable life... but why? yes, why? that's the question. why should i care about living a certain way to gain a certain thing? well, if you're just headed for the grave, and that's it. really the only reason that i could give you is to die "on top". but if there's more...if there is a god... then you have a reason to live. then you have a a responsibility to find out what God wants. that's the why. because God. so, if that really is the only reason to live, then the "how" would easily be answered in Him and His word. Paul said it plainly in Philippians when he says to live is Christ, but to die is gain. you see, why live? Christ, that how too. where am i going? gain... that's what. oh stink,... i appear to be making any point that i started out with muddy.. i actually don't like long posts. nor ones where i seem to "preach" so this one violates both of them. i don't like long because they get boring, and i don't like to preach because i sometime have wrong thoughts, and i also have good ideas, but sometimes fail to act it out in my life... one sentence conclusion: why are you even living? where are you going? does you life reflect what you just answered to those last two questions? hope i see you before the grave:)...seeya, and goodnight! | 
