Humanity. We swing back and forth on this great pendulum of the
grandest grandfather clock you could imagine. From an egocentric, ethnocentric,
self-consumed pride that says my life is the most important of all those alive
and my decisions will ripple across space and time, so I must live it to the
fullest and focus on everything I’m doing and the choices I make so that I can
leave the impact and take the pressure of world change.
Then the pendulum swings to the other side, the selfless
side. The dispensable side that says my life is just one in billions. It does
not really matter how I live or what I’m doing, as long as I’m seeking to touch
those closest to me. Life would go on just the same if I were gone, so I can
live freely seeking to humbly live in a selfless way. My decisions aren’t a big
deal, for trillions of people across space and time have made decisions and
they don’t carry that far, so live freely and know that even if I weren’t here,
God’s will would be done.
So which is right? We see one thing, then another, and we
struggle deeply to settle somewhere in-between. Certain events will push us to
one side or the other, different pressures coming from culture and friends,
from nature and the like. It’s a struggle to see where we are headed and what’s
going on as we push forward.
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