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[Jun. 21st, 2009|02:23 am] |
Can you compare a man with Eternity? It would be like comparing the finite with the infinite. We are so small, but someday we will touch the face of eternity. But for now, time goes on, and we march forward for a brief finite moment in time, each footstep leading us one step closer and there are things we must accomplish before then.
I read an artical recently by JWs that the soul dies with the body and is no more. To deny that ther is not something more is to deny the existance of eternity. A man does not have the right, nor understanding, nor privilage to deny the existance of eternity. To believe such nonsense only proves their own ignorance. Why waste your time knocking on doors if our soul dies? If eternity does not exist, then nothing exists. If we are so bold as to claim understanding of eternity, then we prove our own ignorance. |
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| Dream |
[Dec. 13th, 2008|08:08 am] |
I finally got a good nights sleep after returning from my trip, but I had the strangest dream.
I dreamed I was in a home high-school, and I was the star student. Heather was the teacher. Everyone was working on a project, but I knew almost nothing about what was going on. I was frustrated because I couldn’t figure out what they were talking about. It had something to do with a play or presentation they were giving.
Then, I was asked to write the script. Then Janine came in as the principle. She asked me questions that I could not answer and she questioned whether I was the genius that I was supposed to be and that may be someone else should write the script. I kept hiding in that I was sick, but it didn’t work.
Finally I found out the play was based on a movie they had all watched, but I had missed because I was sick. And I decided to work extra hard to catch up with the other kids and write an amazing script. Then I woke up.
I think I need to work really hard on PSA realignment document and finish it before I leave for Christmas… Actually I’m a little excited about completing the document, almost like a school project… |
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[Oct. 11th, 2008|06:50 am] |
Another night in the ER.... I was scared this time. Not because of what it probably was, but I was - a kidney stone, but because I didn't have the same symptoms as before. I was thinking of all the things that I could miss if something really bad happened. My child being born, my wife, I wanted to hug my wife. Its amazing wat you think about when you face potentially life threatening conditions... I was worried about Mayuko in particular. I know i've done everything i can do to help her if somethign happens to me. But I worry that its not enough. For example, I know financial and medicine in our family. I worry that if the world is not as stable as it used to be in the future, then we wil have to rely more on ourselves to take care of ourselves. If the baby isn't eating right, we would have to figure out how to solve it - like in mexico, parents decide when and wht type of anti-biotic their child needs... Its interesting to consider, but if I was a poor person in mexico, india, russia etc..., I would probably be dead right now... Without the two surgeries i have had, it would certainly have killed my kidneys and ultimately me.
I was affraid it was something worse than a kidney stone today...especially since I've been sick ltely. But there it was, a 6 mil stone on the CT scan.
I'm actually relieved, in a weird sort of way. But alas, I will have to go in for lithotripsy for this one. Its OK, at least this is all in one health car year (assuming everything keeps going...) I think I will try to get surgery ASAP and get this one past me. Its weird, I have to look, but it might have grown 3-5 mil in just 3 months or less. |
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| Deer |
[Jul. 9th, 2008|10:53 pm] |
7/9/2008
I watched the deer inside the road
Breathing deeply stressed
Struggling with all its might
To take a single breath
The car and man that hit the deer
Feeling rather low
Slowly pacing side the deer
In headlights dimming glow
A final struggling movement
The deer’s last breath did take
Into eternal silence
Its life did relegate
We too are just as weak
A wisp of wind in strife
But our last breath becomes our first
Into eternal life |
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| Globalized Economy |
[Sep. 24th, 2007|12:01 am] |
In today's globalized economy the distinction between the have's and the have-nots becomes more aparant. Thus far I fit more into the category of the "haves". This is due to a combination of luck, intelligence, etc... But the ethical dilemna is that I know much of my have is due to taking a part of the have-not's wealth.
Let me explain, I make money that would be classified as overhead. This overhead is supported by those who are working for a lot less, albeit just as hard as me. The difference is the position I am in. And in that position I network with others in similar positions. In a whole, this group will keep themselves on the top.
The answer to this problem may seem at first socialism - to force artificial redistribution of wealth. However that theory is flawed by human nature. In fact, forced redistribution will result in decreased productivity, wealth, and standard of living for everybody. Furthermore, those on welfare will not contribute to the pool.
The answer is what Reagan sought - trickle down capitalism. This relys on capitalism to maximize wealth while at the same time providing a means for lower income individuals to grow and receive a greater part of the whole.
I wrote this fast, I'm not sure it is my whole thought or properely summarizes my thougts. |
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| Monterey |
[Sep. 6th, 2007|05:54 pm] |
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This whole thing with Monterey feels like I'm on the edge of a water slide. I know that as soon as I let go, I cannot turn back. I don't know what is at the end of the slide though. Do I let go? |
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| Grandma’s Secret Chocolate Syrup Recipe |
[Sep. 4th, 2007|09:23 pm] |
Grandma’s Secret Chocolate Syrup Recipe
1 ½ cups of sugar (granulated)
1 cup of water
½ cup of Hershey’s cocoa (dry powder)
Mix sugar and dried chocolate in large sauce pan (6 inches by 8 inches).
Bring 1 cup of water to boil.
Pour boiling water into saucepan. Stir until consistent.
Simmer 5 or 10 minutes.
Pour on Ice Cream Secret sauce can be stored in refrigerator and microwave for serving. |
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[Aug. 21st, 2007|12:00 am] |
Mayuko is like a sunflower.
When it is sunny, her head is high and she looks toward the sun.
But today it was rainy and dark and she wasn't feeling well. |
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[Apr. 2nd, 2007|06:48 pm] |
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17911853/page/2/
AHHHHH1!! this country is going crazy. CO2 is NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT a polutant. It is a natural gas that comprises a large part of our atmosphere and has done so for much longer than man has existed. That's like saying Water is a polutant. Heck, water vapor is MUCH more of a greenhouse gas than CO2. Should we regualate water vapor. This country is going crazy. Who wants to join me in seceding from the Union? |
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