tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005814.post114125176856520612..comments2023-10-26T01:37:49.599-07:00Comments on The Evantine Abbey: The Word of a Gentleman: Rule TenEvan B. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08070442133774056436noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005814.post-1141336781418832342006-03-02T13:59:00.000-08:002006-03-02T13:59:00.000-08:00Where did you get your current view of the world? ...Where did you get your current view of the world? Why is it so negative and what makes you think that "everything is up to God"? The goods of a futile world have not resonated as blessings (and you have had many) to be "received with thanksgiving". There is something about your position that sounds like you are interested in punishing yourself somehow. "My views are crap, life is crap,... oh and God intended that my life be crap. Joy my good man, joy! "The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing to the glory that is to be revealed." Give me a call if you want for easier back and forth.Evan B. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070442133774056436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19005814.post-1141278072461789452006-03-01T21:41:00.000-08:002006-03-01T21:41:00.000-08:00What do you do if you have reached a point in life...What do you do if you have reached a point in life where each "new" thing entering your life throws your whole systematic upsidedown or at least knocks you off your horse such that you are at ground zero again? Or if each new event seems to correct my understanding or reinforce things that I wish were not true about life? For example, if everything is up to God (as I have begun to see things - but am at the same time not convinced of), then life is miserable unless he is improving your soul. My soul is terribly miserable and I have about zero success in lifting it to a stable position for more than a millisecond (yes, a millisecond is about the longest amount of time I can be stable). I am starting to disapprove of my existence within society because I find that I am only a negative influence due to my negative thinking. <BR/><BR/>Note: "an grounding" does not fit into my not-so-simple systematic.Andrew Michael Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519443065654389797noreply@blogger.com