During ALM dinner 04

Life's like a dream?

These words are penned by a Columbine High School student ahortly after the mass murder:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life, not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.

We've conquered outer space, but not inner space; we've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we've split the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but lower morals; we have more food, but less appeasement; we build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; we've become long on quantity, but short on quality.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships.

These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition.

These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer to quiet to kill.

Those words are as insightful as they are scary. Why do we then live on since life is so cruel, so unfair, so insecure? Is that all life is, or does it mean other else? What's the purpose of us living here on this earth? Is life just about growing up, attending schools, playing games, getting frens, scoring exams, entering universities, getting a job, earning money, marrying, starting a family, having children, growing older, having grandchildren and finally--die?

What matter most when you die? It is not about how much possesions can you hold, how many certificates you own, or how grand ur funeral are... What matter most is that how many people actually attend your funeral and mourn for you, and more importantly, remember you for good...

Is there no hope in life? If the Bible can be believed and what Jesus said is true, then there is!! Jesus said:"I have COME that they may have LIFE, (not only that) AND that they may have it more ABUNDANTLY." Ponder bout this line which He'd said... Y not?? What if it's true?!

me

I'm a blogger now!!!

I've a blog, yeah!! I've a blog now... At least i'm not "out-of-this-generation", and get to click with "BLOG--WORD OF THE YEAR 04"...I, as a student, do not think i'll have much time n ideas to write, or comment..but i'll try, hoping of becoming a part-time-journalist, hehe!! Well, at least this is a good start... Everyone is welcomed to view(thou quality is not assured... :P)