I've become something of an avid reader in the last couple of months. I wouldn't describe myself as "well-read" yet, since I haven't read many of the classics. But then, I'm only 18, and these things take time. Currently my book is 'Sons & Lovers' by D.H. Lawrence. It's interesting, and I have the strangest feeling I have already written about this... Hm. If I have, skip to the next paragraph; if not, his writing style is a little... turbulent? Everyone is hating and loving and loathing and adoring and despising and being passionate within the space of about five minutes. It's bizarre. I guess he must have been an emotional guy himself.
Thoughts at the moment are mainly about religion/spirituality/science/technology. I find it interesting how every culture has or had a major spiritual side to it, the way we are all looking for fulfilment. And I find it strange how intolerant that can become; many religions think theirs is the 'only true path' to God/fulfilment. I don't really see how that can be; if a Deity is infinite, why would he/she/it make him/her/itself only available through one method? It doesn't make much sense. And I find it interesting how much religious people and scientific people fight with each other, trying to prove each other wrong. Why can't they live in harmony? Without science, religion/faith wouldn't have grounding, and without religion/faith, science would have no beauty. And as for technology... While it has many wonderful attributes and advantages, it concerns me sometimes how dependant the Western society has become on it. If there was a major power outage, the world would be in chaos. And synthetic medicines... I don't like being on them or taking them at all any more, and I'm going to look into herbalism and learn as much as I can about it because surely synthetically made drugs, with all their side-effects, can't be as good for us as drinking lavender tea...
And as for 'Fighting With Boys'... Bah. Tired of it. I like how it's easier to make amends with guys; they are generally a lot better at the whole "forgive and forget" thing, but at the same time it's frustrating because they don't seem to understand the need to heal things afterwards. "Well we sorted it out, so why does it matter?" kind of thing. Bah.
1 did speak.:
Totally agree with the forgiveness with guys thing, very frustrating... As for one way to God, it doesn't say in the Bible that there is one way to know God, but it says clearly that Jesus is the only way, the truth, and the light. Jesus is the only pathway. Science, religion, history, daily life, can bring us to know Jesus, but only Jesus can bring us eternal life. I know you know this, but it didn't feel clear enough.
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