Why do we strive for perfection? Why do we overanalyze situations in our heads? Why do we worry? Jesus once asked if anyone could add an hour to their lives with worry by saying, "Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?" (Matthew 6:27). The answer is no. There is no evidence that worry extends our life, in fact all the evidence points to anxiety and worry as dangerous poisons. God has made a world in which flowers grow and die and birds, fish, and mammals get eaten by others. There are no signs that lead us to believe that flowers and fish have any worries. Humans are going to die sooner or later, so we might as well accept death and not fear. Rather than worry about trying to extend our life, we should look to God with thanksgiving and enjoy the life that he has given. Worrying is easy to do because there are so many things that are possible to worry about. We worry about emotions, material possessions, life's wants, and life's necessities. Every day, from the moment we wake up until the moment we fall asleep, our lives are full of worry.
We make decisions based on our worries. For example, we might choose to dress a little nicer because we are worried we might meet someone and not fit in. Jesus teaches us that what we wear should not change our beauty as a person. In Matthew 6:28 it states, "And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin". Jesus wants to know why we worry about the clothes we wear and he wants us to understand that if we have faith in the Lord, then he will provide us with all of the necessary provisions needed to sustain life. The lilies in the field don't worry and strive to impress others and they are still beautiful. Why should we worry about impressing others, are we not beautiful enough as human beings? I am guilty of being materialistic and seeking out the best brands of clothes.
If you are happy, you will have more friends. The more friends you have, the happier you will be. ... When you dont have friends, you feel sad and feel left out. ... Like I stated earlier, when you have friends, you can be happy. ... When you have money, you dont need to worry about what you are going have next meal. ...
Our definition of that clique is people that arent preps and dont really care bout what they wear. ... They also worry about cliques and drugs was their least thing on their minds. ... It is characterized by feelings of tension fustration, worrying, sadness, and withdrawal which usualy last for a few hours to a few hours depending on the situation. ... It determins if you have a little or a lot so be happy! Dont obsess over little unimportant things. ...
But hey dont realize willy just a ordinary salesman. ... In contrast,Biff and happy were failures. ... Biff, so dont give me a lecture about facts and aspects. ... Willy was fired unexpectedly , the family is threaten by the fiance problems.So he is extremely worry about family's livelihood in future. ... When in reality Biff and Happy were rapidly declining. ...
But hey dont realize willy just a ordinary salesman. ... In contrast,Biff and happy were failures. ... Biff, so dont give me a lecture about facts and aspects. ... Willy was fired unexpectedly , the family is threaten by the fiance problems.So he is extremely worry about family's livelihood in future. ... When in reality Biff and Happy were rapidly declining. ...
I was very happy with a wage like that because I was new to the work field, and it provided me with a means of providing myself with money to buy certain things that I wanted. ... I am pro minimum wage and I dont stand alone. ... There are plenty of minimum-wage jobs our problem is we dont have higher-than-minimum-wage jobs. ... Figuring out what to eat, if anything, shouldnt be the worry that families have to deal with. ...
People dont trust that their needs are going to be met so they overconsume. ... If americans were less concerned with material possessions and consuming and more concerned with creativity and satisfaction within their means, we would overall be a happier culture. ... It would include less consumption and less worry about unnecessary things we cannot afford. ... Why worry about things when you do not have to truely see the reprocussions of our hostility towards other points of view. ...
Well I dont know, a lot of things could have been different. ... It gives me a chance to reflect on everything around me without having to worry about what other people think. ... He reminded me of Allie and was the only one in the family that looked happy. ... I guess it would be pretty cool if she got to work somewhere that made her happy. ...
Any way Im hungry and thirsty so I am happy enough with any meal. ... I dont have to walk too far to where I work. I work in the fields near my house so I dont have to worry very much about a long walk to work as my walk only takes a few minutes. ...
God, Morality, and Meaning in Cormac McCarthy's The Road Erik J. Wielenberg Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road is, among other things, a meditation on morality, what makes human life meaningful, and the relationship between these things and God. While the novel is rife with religious imagery and ideas, it suggests a conception of morality and meaning that is secular in nature. In this paper I show that while the existence of God remains ambiguous throughout the novel, The Road contains both a clear moral code and a view about what makes life meaningful. I describe this moral code and e...
