Comments on: to see our existence and tweak it http://www.bethgossett.com/social-or-personal/to-see-our-existence-and-tweak-it/ waking up Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:34:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.bethgossett.com/social-or-personal/to-see-our-existence-and-tweak-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3 admin Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:29:16 +0000 http://www.bethgossett.com/blog/2010/06/03/to-see-our-existence-and-tweak-it/#comment-3 Part of my point in this, which seemed to get lost after the first paragraph, is that it has always been my view that intelligent people write to make a point or to teach and inform others. But now I believe that the writing, the composition, the thought processes required to create, are what make us intelligent, or develop our intelligence. It's really a biblical principle that has gotten confused and twisted. When we give of ourselves, its not to improve someone else's life, although that is a good motivation and result, but we give of ourselves because it teaches us who we are and "why" we are; our purpose becomes clearer and we are able to wake up to a reality that is vibrant and alive. Part of my point in this, which seemed to get lost after the first paragraph, is that it has always been my view that intelligent people write to make a point or to teach and inform others. But now I believe that the writing, the composition, the thought processes required to create, are what make us intelligent, or develop our intelligence.

It’s really a biblical principle that has gotten confused and twisted. When we give of ourselves, its not to improve someone else’s life, although that is a good motivation and result, but we give of ourselves because it teaches us who we are and “why” we are; our purpose becomes clearer and we are able to wake up to a reality that is vibrant and alive.

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