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Date Posted: 16:20:28 06/12/01 Tue
Author: Silver
Subject:

Getting back on our feet

Hello my dears!

Well, after a good night's rest and some thinking, I feel better. When it all comes down to it, this life is just a game.

"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages." -- William Shakespeare

How true is that? We all have roles in this life. Some people have to play the bad guy to make it interesting, to create drama, but in reality, they're not really bad. Just like in movies, some actors play the villains but in real life, they're the nicest and most generous people around. So the people who cause strife in our life are only playing a role they have chosen just like we have. We are here to challenge each other, to grow, to learn, to be the best we can be. Remember the Bible said we're all children of God, made in HIS OWN IMAGE. Now how bad can the descendents of God be, right?

Perhaps this doesn't make much sense but the thought of it cheered me up and maybe it will do the same for you, maybe not. I thought I'd share anyways. :-)

J-Skee, to answer your very profound questions (not to say I have the answers, but here are my thoughts), I think part of the fun in life is not knowing what's coming up ahead. If we knew each and everything that was going to happen until we died, wouldn't that be so utterly boring and counterproductive? It's like having a surprise party -- if you knew you were going to have a surprise party, wouldn't that ruin the effect of it a bit? There are so many beautiful and wonderous things in life if you would only pay attention to them instead of the bad things. It's easy to take them for granted when life is going so well. That's why we experience hardship to remember the gift God has given us -- the gift of life. Do not disappoint Him or offend Him by thinking so lowly of yourself. He's always looking after us. There are just some lessons we have to learn, and I know some of them are very cruel but we can always get through them with His help.

"What motivates and drives some of us to live every single day where there are those that just purely give up on life all together." Because life is fascinating! There are always new things to discover, new emotions to feel, new challenges to overcome. When you finish a hard task, don't you feel so good and like you're on top of the world and we can conquer anything else that comes your way? Then there are also people we love. We like to be around them, to see what they do next, to help them if we can because it makes us feel good to see them happy. If they are happy, we are happy. That's what love is all about. Jealousy, anger, hatred...they're all emotions we feel to point out our weakness so we can be stronger. Those who succumb to them, those who give up on life...they're so far from remembering God's grace, so far from hope that they think giving up their life is their only choice. But I think that's the worse insult to God because He gave them that life and they chose to end it like that, to waste it, don't you think?

I'm really trying to practice what I "preach" here and I definitely have my weaknesses. I was very disappointed in myself for flunking that class but that only encourages me to do better. For some reason, I'm meant to take that class over. Maybe I'll meet a new friend or someone who can help me when I'm in some need in the future. You just never know what God has up His sleeve. :-) We just gotta have faith and do our best with whatever we're given, no matter how senseless they appear to be.

I must be on my way now. Talk to you guys soon!

Lots of love,
Silver

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