I always thought it interesting that we have been taught our whole life to go to school to be successful. I mean the richest dudes in the world never even graduated from college. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and I am sure the list goes on.
Such authors as Mark Twain and C.S. Lewis have made it clear that they never let schooling get in the way of their education. So why go? I still am baffled in this question myself. I guess everyone has their reason. Maybe school is the start of transformation in ones paradigm? Who really knows?
It has been said in the "Mormon" church that "one finds their testimony in the bearing of it." I find that a curious statement with the knowledge of the ability to condition your mind. Of course regularly repeating your belief in the Church you will truly believe that after numerous times. Every day things we each perceive differently and condition our minds to influence the way we act. After all we are all here to act, not to be acted upon right? I choose to believe that. Obvious the more control I take in my life from my 5 realms of human life value the better the outcomes have been.
Why do people give their money to financial planners A.K.A. insurance salesman? It seems to me to break the very principle most churches preach, yet still themselves have struggles following... the ability to take responsibility for one's own self. I guess we all give up control of our life a little bit. When things are done in order though they seem to flow smoother.
What things though in life are we trying to make flow smoothly? Do they even really matter in the end? If things that we waste time on don't even really matter in the end, why do we waste our life away with things that do not matter? Why do we continually seek a next level in life? Whether it is with money, hobbies, or relationships, we are always looking for things to change. I guess that too in itself is an eternal principle. That seems to be the one constant thing we see anyways... is change... things always change.
The things we saw as important last week might be still important today... but what about 15 years ago? In high school we paint a different image of importance. We all couldn't wait to grow up and show our parents a thing or two. I often wonder how life would have turned out had I just enjoyed the freedom of little responsibility. Then I think again... well I guess I would have turned out like most the other kids from my graduating class. Then I think one more level and I guess I am no different. Yeah I might have some money making principles figured out and think it is ridiculous to have money in a 401k and leverage my pay check through the derivatives of debt. You know how everyone does it... max out their borrowing power to "afford' as much things as they can and work over the next 30 years to pay them off and have a 401k retirement plan that probably won't be worth a dime by the time they get it. I mean how could a 401k work... isn't just like socialism... on paper makes sense yet in reality doesn't work? How can a false market of derivatives seriously be understood as a good thing? Christ taught pay off your debts, yet all these church going Christians are the biggest advocates of debt. I guess they need it though for their paradigm... I can't blame them... I would have it too if I were in that paradigm.
God must be there though... who else could be watching this giant ant farm of society? Well I guess Satan could be controlling it. I bet he is in reality. Debt and 401k's sound like something he would develop to gain control and create a world full of slaves. The different between a slave and serving is simple though. Someone who serves wants to serve. What happened to service? I think I am going to serve more.
Jordyn and I picked up some ornaments from the Giant Christmas Tree at Wal-mart. That seems like a good place to start. Families too... why is it we will jump quick to serve a stranger while we treat our families disrespectfully yet continue to believe we are good people while we slave 60 hours a week at a job just to pay our maxed out credit cards. Should life be that way? I don't think it is... obviously since I try to work as little as possible but work efficiently. I mean Jordyn and I could have that sweet rambler, yet would that be worth sacrificing a real life together? I look at how much time Jordyn and I spend together... Wow... who really spends almost 100% of life with their spouse? I look at my sister's marriage... I'm sure things are great and work for them... yet her husband is always traveling for work. That would suck. Poor Kennedy has to go to day care. Yet again I guess a lot of kids end up in day care these days.
I guess were all a little abnormal though.
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