Saturday, July 28, 2012

Broken Trophies


Michael Phelps just got 4th in a swimming race at the London 2012 Olympics; plus his world record was broken by the winner, another American. It just goes to show how pointless trophies, awards, and accolades are. Sure they're nice, but records are always broken, there will always be someone better. Trophies gather dust, and heroes of the past are forgotten; left in the cobwebs of their achievements for the NEW strongest person, the NEW record breaker. It’s depressing if you think about it; popularity is so fickle. One day you're a super star, the next you're old news. This is why life shouldn't be lived for the temporary achievement; the goal in life isn't the next trophy. It’s about the journey; and ultimately, your eternal destination.


Monday, July 23, 2012

Aurora Theater Shooting

When an evil crime is committed, Innocent lives lost; what do you do? What do you think... what do you say? There’s nothing; nothing you can say or do that will make the pain go away. The illusion of safety has been rudely, but truthfully, torn to pieces. No one is truly safe. All it takes is one man, one firing gun... one bomb, to make people see how fragile life really is. Where is the good in all the darkness? Where is hope when evil swoops down with its ugly fangs bared? They are found in the officer who lays down his life to save others, in the prayer groups that gather to pray for the wounded, in the comfort from one friend to another. People come together when lives are torn apart, life will go on, even when it's hard to see it at first. The darkness may be present for this moment, but light shines brightest in the darkness, and the good news is; this darkness will end, the dawn is coming.

"In the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer." - Samwise Gamgee, The Two Towers