So what is it to be other than an island? Well, in my own opinion, it means that we have to accept that we are, each of us, in fact, islands. If we can accept that state of being then we can work through how we can best interact with each other. We need to see that each of us, as an island, must connect to all the other islands out there in the world through an ocean of understanding, respect, and the best of human conditions, love. In this way we do not encroach upon the independence of each individual island, yet we can visit it in peace and mutual respect to share our own island self with it. There were surely days, long gone, when our ancestors were indeed not islands, but each tribe formed a small gathering of selves and thus formed a communal entity. We have, through the eons of time, become civilised and with this civilisation we have lost the communal entity. We share the planet, we should share the problems the planet has. At the moment it is left to the 3rd world to pick up all the flotsam and jetsam that the more developed countries of this world throw onto them. The rich of the world become richer at the expense of the rest of humanity, there is no argument against this by the way; it is simple fact. It is argued by some that bringing everyone down to the same level simply means all of us will be poor and struggling to survive. I don’t know if that is true, do you? I do know that having hundreds of millions of people in this world starving to death for lack of food, or dying of disease and illness because of lack of medicines and care is a badge of shame that each of us should be wearing. We all share the same destiny after all; it is a truth that many of the poor and impoverished welcome that destiny. Will things change? What do you think?

An Introduction to Epicurus

Epicurus was a prominent ancient Greek philosopher from the Hellenistic period and was founder of the school of Philosophy known as Epicureanism.  It is thought that Epicurus was a very prolific writer but today only three letters and other fragments of his work remain.  One of the major sources for our knowledge about his Philosophy comes from three letters written by Epicurus which were preserved in Diogenes Laertius doxography of Ancient Philosophy. Much about Epicurus is also known from the works of followers and commentators, it is believed that a lot of his followers were quite conservative in regards to Philosophy and did not stray far from Epicurus’s original positions.

Life

Epicurus was born in 341 B.C into a noble Athenian family (As reported by Metrodorus in On Noble Families).  He was raised in Samos until the age of 18 when he left for Athens, but his stay was cut leaving Athens before the end of the year due to the death of Alexander (323) which led Athenians to be expelled from Samos. This led to him moving to what is now known as Turkey with his father and it was here that he studied under Democritean philosopher Nausiphanes, it is suggested that Nausiphanes acted as very significant influence to Epicurus during this time. In 307/306 (Disputed) Epicurus returned to Athens purchasing property and beginning to start develop his Philosophical school with great zeal. All evidence points to Epicurus being an individual with an extremely humane disposition testament to this was his commitment to making sure adequate provisions were made for all the children of his friends.

Philosophy and The happy life  

For Epicurus if knowledge did not make us happier it would be useless; the true task of Philosophy is to lead us to happiness. Obtaining knowledge of the natural world allows us to discern what goods and activities are best matched to our own nature. For the Epicureans pleasure was an end in itself  “pleasure is the principle and the end of the happy life” and was one of the features of Epicurean philosophy that received the most criticism many quick to denounce this hedonism which at first glance seems to give little concern to others , though it is important to note that Epicurus didn’t promote unbridled hedonism (as might be suggested by one modern use of the term ‘Epicurean’; to describe someone who enjoys fine dining) .  Pleasure in the Epicurean sense is absence from pain and from suffering of the soul as outlined in the letter to Menoeceus  “the health of the body and the absence of disturbance in the soul”.  . It is important that an individual exerts prudence, just because pleasure is good does entail that every pleasure should be pursued.  Privilege is given to pleasures that are in accordance with our nature and are necessary for happiness, with one of the greatest pleasure that one can experience is friendship with friendship acting not just something that maximises ones happiness but it is rather a necessary precondition for one to be able to live the happy life. Pleasures that can lead to harming others are to be avoided as this can lead to inner turmoil,  reproach and punishment which is contrary to the objective of a pleasurable life. 

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It has been said he was a brilliant but unoriginal thinker. One of the most important contributions he made was bringing the views of the Vienna Circle to the English Speaking world. It has been said that Ayer was also a great synthesiser of thought, which has led to him having a very important place in the history of 20th Century Philosophy. 

Life 

Born on the 29th October 1910 in the family flat in St John’s Wood, north London and had a rather solitary early life being an only child of not very assimilated parents who had moved to England before Ayer’s birth. 1917 he was sent to preparatory school in Eastbourne and through hard work managed to gain a classical scholarship to Eaton. This intense degree of specialization in Classics brought the reward of the top Classical Scholarship at Christ Church, Oxford. Ayer’s involvement in Philosophy seems to have come about for no particular reason serving no previous intellectual interest. It rather seemed to provide ideal material to for his powerfully argumentative intellect to work on. Though it can be seen he Philosophical interests where rather narrowly confined to the theory of Knowledge. Another great of 20th Century Philosophy Gilbert Ryle was very much responsible for Ayer’s development suggesting that he should read Wittgenstein’s Tractatus and suggesting he should go to Vienna and study with Vienna Circle after completing degree rather than going to Cambridge and studying under Wittgenstein as he had planned. By the summer of 1933 work on his classic Language, Truth and Logic had started with the book being completed in 1935 and published the following year.

Language, Truth and Logic 

The main contentions laid out in Ayer’s most famous work are well known and no less controversial. By his own admission Language, Truth and Logic is ‘a young man’s book…written with more passion than most philosophers allow themselves to show’. 

The book starts of with a chapter entitled ‘The Elimination of Metaphysics’ this chapter provides a rejection of ‘the metaphysical thesis that Philosophy affords us knowledge of a reality that transcending the world of science and common sense’. Metaphysics is defined as ‘sentences that which express neither tautologies nor empirical hypothesis’ and are literally senseless or meaningless. For a statement to be genuine Ayer’s weak verification principle requires that ’some possible observations must be relevant to the determination of its truth or falsehood’. It may be asked as ‘How then are we to deal with the propositions of logic and mathematics?’ Such a priori propositions of logic & mathematics are necessarily true (or false) because of the linguistic conventions governing the terms which they occur in them and are devoid of any substantial content. 

This leads to Philosophy being a purely analytic undertaking supplying definitions not information about the transcendent. Philosophy does not provide explicit definitions but rather ’definitions in use’ He is keen to trace Philosophy’s analytic history ’most of those who are commonly thought to be great philosophers were Philosophers in our sense rather than metaphysicians’. So Locke, Berkeley & Hume become labeled as analysts.   

Following Frank Ramsey truth is simply how ‘the words true and false function in the sentence simply as assertion and negation signs’ thus for Ayer ‘the problem of truth is reduced to the question. How are propositions validated?’ Empirical propositions are not certain and are only held with a degree of probability with ‘hypothesis’ functioning ‘as rules which govern our expectation of future experience’.

Ethical judgements where divided into four categories ’first of all, propositions which express definitions of ethical terms…secondly, there are propositions describing the phenomena of moral experience and their causes… which must bust be assigned to the science of psychology or sociology… thirdly there are exhortations to moral value. And lastly there are actual ethical judgements’. Only the first category was considered to be proper moral philosophy. Due to the fact that both ‘exhortations to moral value’ and ‘actual ethical judgements’ did not meet the criteria of a meaningful statement this led to a kind of emotivism. Ayer reasoned that due to the fact moral judgements didn’t make genuine truth claims they must be expressions of feelings ‘Theft is wrong’ functions as an exclamation like ‘Down with theft’ so moral judgments are just expressions of an individuals feelings. Something similar is said of Theology, ‘There is a God’ is neither analytic or empirical but may express an individuals feelings about life. 

Of course there are significant problems with Ayer’s view. One of the most significant objections that can be raised against the verification principle that it is self-defeating it is neither analytically true nor can it be empirically verified. Logical Positivism had a huge influence on Philosophy within the 20th Century and Ayer‘s Language, Truth and Logic. In a interview later in his life when asked what was the main defect of the movement, he answered ‘Well I suppose the main defect was that nearly all of it was false’. But Language, Truth and Logic was nowhere near the end of the road for Ayer who went on to publish a number of important books mostly linked to the Theory of Knowledge.

Useful Resources A More Complete Introduction can be found at: Kant Touch This Standford Enclyopedia: Ayer

Often we ask ourselves why we are here. What is the meaning of our life? The answer is very simple.

The significance of life is happiness.

The deepest desire of every human being is the desire to experience happiness in your life.

You are not here just to be rich or have a new car. These are the only measures that can bring additional satisfaction to your life, but they make you feel truly happy.

You can condition your happiness on the possession of a thing, but when you lose it your lucky break like a bubble.

Happiness and meaning of life is in you. In this sense the love and joy and enjoy every moment of life.

Do not make their joy from the outside world. Do not be misled problems that appear only on the surface cannot be solved. It is these illusions receive your will to live and make it becomes a nuisance. Each of us wants to be something more. That is why we have dreams to which we aspire. Through the law of attraction comes to us inspiration. We have new ideas that we want to achieve and realize the tangible form. When you notice that your plans and actions lead you where you want to go you feel excited. You know that your life is under control and the only person who can change them only you. You are a creator, whose task is to bring to life the value. Many people live somewhere in the future or the past. By “alive” I mean, I worry about their past or future. Not change the old days, thinking about them you can only attract. Worrying about the future you make it becomes yours just the way you imagined it.

You must learn to live here and now. What does this mean? That means fully experience the present moment. Your senses are heightened and you enjoy every moment now. It’s not the same as thinking about the past or the future. It distracts us astray from the true happiness, and without this we will not have a fulfilled life.

What can you do in this case?

Begin practicing rumination. It expands your consciousness. During this process, cleanse your mind of the old negative thoughts and patterns. Your vitality is increasing, and thus returns to the natural vibrations, which are clean and not blocking it what you wish for.

Empty is the idle word, and seeming not to end

The advice of fools is plentiful, seldom is it free

And enmity the hollow gift the Devil gives to me

Renewal, and rebirth, these acts occur through natures will

And senseless is the killing way in which Man finds his fill

Precious the forgiveness, bound up in joyful love

And deep within the web of life, this love is finely wove

And where now hides the gentle truth? Gone with the son of man?

Shall we hear sweet reasons voice upon this earth again?

For remember that Christ Jesus was betrayed upon a kiss

Never then forget this pain whilst searching for his bliss.

All is vanity, and a vexation of the spirit, and to plant the seeds of

Man’s wisdom, we must first plough the sea; to reap the harvest, we need but a tiny sickle………………..

Let me start at the beginning. About 12 years ago I had the idea that I should delve into my family’s past; I’m not sure where that idea came from, but it came. The easiest way to start is to speak to the older members of your family and ask them what they know, or can remember, of their past, their parents, and so on. The problem for me was that 12 years ago I was already 55 years of age so I was actually in a position to be asking myself those questions! I did manage to extract some information from various people within my family, and I also obtained some information from census reports and the like. I live in England and so the latest I could then obtain census information for was 1901…still a long time ago. Eventually, as the Internet came along and access to sites like Ancestry was possible, my searching became somewhat easier and the sharing of information with others became a real help. I now have over 8600 persons in our family tree. I have traced relations to various parts of the world including the USA, Australia, India, Canada, and all parts of the United Kingdom. Like many others I can claim direct decendancy from William the Conqueror; on my maternal line there are knights, barons, and Kings of England that form part of my direct line. So, you might ask, what are the lessons I have learned in my voyages into my family line. Well the lessons are many. First of all I have learned that having all these famous (and infamous) people in my tree is not the important thing. The characters that have given me more satisfaction are the ones from recent history, from the 18th and 19th centuries. It’s these people that I can relate to. People like my great, great grandfather on my mothers side who was a mason, his son who was also a mason, and his son, my grandfather, who was in the merchant navy during the 1st world war and the 2nd world war. They were real people, working hard in a really tough world to bring up their families. My grandfather was torpedoed twice and shipwrecked once, and he still managed to father 14 children, my mother being one of them. I have a great grandfather on my father’s side who worked in a sawmill, he died after an accident at work. His skull was fractured by a piece of timber that accidentally flew out at him and he died 3 days later in hospital. These were all real people, like me, like us all. The lessons learned make me realise that nothing changes, except our idea of how things are. Our world is different to their world, but the basics are still the same. We rely on those who govern us to provide as stable an environment as is possible to allow us to survive our birth, grow up in safety, work to provide for our dependants, survive our old age, and leave the world with some dignity. These are the real things. Most ordinary people will never become rich; they will always need to work to provide a living, and they will always have to pay their taxes and other dues in order to ensure the progress of the country they live in. This is the way of things under the world system we have. Looking backward at my past has shown me that those ancestors of mine, in the main, have had to do exactly the same as I have had to do. I can empathise with them; I feel for them; I admire them. We have all shared something. I also know that my children, and their children, will have a part in this sharing too. Life has invited us all to share in this creation; from centuries ago to the present day. I thank all my ancestors for their part in this wonderful creative pageant, after all without them I wouldn’t be here!

Existentialism is all about the individual, choices than an individual makes, and the consequences of those choices.  Existentialism claims that existence is “both freedom and despair” (Cotkin).  The phenomenon of existentialism is experienced when an individual sees the world without meaning or purpose and realizes that one is completely free to act and choose anything.  The individual makes choices and not acting is also considered a choice.  An individual cannot escape making a decision.   The result of having this complete freedom causes a person to experience despair and “most individuals are afraid to confront the responsibility entailed by radical freedom” (Cotkin).  Existentialists argue that this despair is a necessary evil that everyone must experience in order to overcome it and grow as a human being and find meaning in one’s world.  When an individual has overcome the despair and found meaning in life, that person is said to be authentic.  An authentic person knows what his or her meaning in life is.  An unauthentic person does not know what his or her meaning in life is and is still in the state of despair and distress, searing for the meaning of life (Swanson).

Existentialism started in France and started gaining ground in Europe after World War I (Cotkin and Bell).  Existentialism also has beginnings that can be traced back to Russia, Denmark, and Germany.  One of the greatest contributors to existentialism was French intellectual, Jean-Paul Sartre (”Jean-Paul Sartre”).  Sartre attempted to combine the ideas of Marxism and existentialism.  Sartre believed in Marxism and communist ideas however, refused to officially affiliate himself with the communist political party (Bell). Sartre proscribed capitalism and democracy, affirmed atheism and communism, and contradictorily, called for “personal freedom and moral duty” (”Jean-Paul Sartre”).  Sartre was subject to a horrid life in Paris, living under the Nazis and their oppression.  Sartre believed that “everyone is responsible for what he or she does and for what he or she becomes or makes of oneself, no matter what the conditions, even in war and in the face of death.  Sartre later insisted that he never ceased to believe that in the end, one is always responsible for what is made of one” (Solomon).  This is the basis for all of what existentialism is today.  William Faulkner, an existential writer, often wrote about situations in his fiction that Sartre experienced in real life.  Faulkner wrote about people in “dire circumstances-his characters were often on the verge of disgrace, insanity, despair, or social or financial ruin” (”Existentialism in Literature, 1930-1950″).  Along with Sartre, Søren Kiekegaard greatly contributed to existentialism. 

Søren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher that, like Sartre, greatly contributed to the philosophy of existentialism. Kierkegaard’s father, Michael Kierkegaard, was greatly respected by the public.  With the standing of Kierkegaard’s father, Kierkegaard was under strict rules and was shielded by many things that normal people experience, especially considering how weak Kierkegaard was because of various illnesses.  Kierkegaard’s father was friends with many teachers and professors and many of them were at their house at any given time.  It is said that “discussion and debate were as familiar as the furniture” (”Søren Aabye Kierkegaard”).  Kierkegaard’s father worked with him on a regular basis and made sure that Kierkegaard’s imagination was exercised and well developed along with writing skills.  Kierkegaard was always encouraged to express his opinion and he took up writing.  Kierkegaard had always wondered why his father was so depressed and on his twenty second birthday he found out and it shattered Kierkegaard’s earth.  Now, his father is not who he always thought of him to be, he was not the perfect man that did no wrong.  Kierkegaard found out about his non-biological mother, that she was actually a mistress to begin with.  This drastically changed Kierkegaard and contributed to the negative attitude that he took on life.  Kierkegaard when on to study philosophy later in life and developed his writings about philosophy and existentialism that were eventually translated by a minister in the United States after Kierkegaard’s death (”Søren Aabye Kierkegaard”). 

Walter Lowrie, a retired minister, started working diligently to bring existential thought to America in the late 1920s.  Lowrie looked up to Kierkegaard, a Danish religious thinker and began translating his writings.  By the late 1940s, Lowrie had translated most of Kierkegaard’s writings (Cotkin).  It is ironic that Lowrie took such an effort to translate the works of Kierkegaard because during Kierkegaard’s lifetime, his works were not popular.  Kierkegaard paid for the publishing of his works with his inheritance and his works received virtually no response or interest from the public. Even though his work was not popular in his own time, his work ended up being extremely influential in the twentieth century. If it were not for Kierkegaard’s writings, existentialism may not ever have become what it was in the twentieth century (”Søren Aabye Kierkegaard”). 

The translation of Kierkegaard’s works greatly impacted the way and the speed that America caught onto existential philosophy (Cotkin).  Existentialism became popular in America after World War II largely because the mood of existentialism matched how Americans were feeling at the time.  Many Americans were depressed not only from losing family and friends in the war but the country was also stricken by depression, chaos, and poverty.  The Cold War and nuclear age were large contributors to the mood and feelings of the people of the world, not only Americans which caused “French existentialism [to become] a worldwide vogue” (Cotkin). Another reason for existentialism’s popularity was the desire for a new way of looking at things.  After the war, the world just wanted a new start, a new way of life (”Existentialism in Literature, 1930-1950″).

Existentialism concerns itself with many parts of society such as ethics, philosophy, literature, religion, personal values, and the meaning of life.  Existentialism stresses the importance of individual and personal responsibility.  Although many existentialists such as Sartre are atheist and “seem to avoid ethics,” they are among the “most moralistic [and] moralizing philosophers of modern times” (Solomon).  Existentialists claimed that Western ethics and morals are “slave morality” (Solomom).  This may be because the main existentialists did not believe in institutional ethics, only individual ethics, which makes sense because existentialism is all about the individual.  Martin Heidegger, another major contributor to existentialism, stated that “existentialism was not an ethical philosophy” (Solomon).  For Heidegger to say existentialism is not a moral or ethical philosophy contradicts the entire idea of existentialism, which is personal responsibility.  Not all existentialists are atheistic, Kierkegaard subscribed to Christianity, claiming that not all choices in life can be rational. Kierkegaard was not sure why he chose to follow Christianity. Kierkegaard claimed that there were no rational reasons for him to choose religion, for which it is purely for one’s “personal necessity” and “desire for passionate commitment” (Solomon).  Existentialism does not throw out religion and many of the main contributors were religious.  Existentialism is present in many writings whether the author wants the writing to be considered existential or not.  If a fictitious literary work focuses on a character overcoming a challenge and finding one’s inner self, also known as becoming an authentic person, that work can be considered existentialist.  There are many examples of authors and works that are considered existentialist.  Ernest Hemmingway and Albert Camus are among the most popular writers that can be considered existentialistic.  The Catcher in the Rye, The Guest, The Stranger, Bartleby, The Sun Also Rises, and even The Wizard of Oz can be considered existentialistic works (Sawnson, “Hemingway as Existentialist”, and Meyers).

Albert Camus is an author that expressed his existentialistic ideas through his literary work.  Camus’s work addresses absurdities in life.  Most of Camus’s work was published after World War II, during the time that existentialism was becoming prominent in the United States.  Some of Camus’s most popular work is The Stranger, The Guest, and The Myth of Sisyphus (Solomon).  Camus is notorious for portraying double meanings, paradoxes, and reversals in his writings.  “The original French title of this story, ‘L`Hôte,’ means not only ‘the guest’ but also ‘the host.’ There is no English word that conveys the double meaning of the French word” (Powell).  Camus creates tension that cannot be resolved easily and ambiguity that exists as a reference to the uneasiness felt by individuals experiencing the phenomenon of existentialism, which is when one realizes they are completely free and responsible for choices made (Powell).

Ernest Hemmingway is another author that has existentialist tones in his stories and works.  Although Hemmingway did not call himself an existentialist, many critics have considered his works as existentialist because of the writing style and the unusual journeys that his protagonists go through in order to find their meaning and reason for existence (Swanson).  Hemingway’s works portray “themes of disillusionment, futility, despair and the inevitability of death. His heroes are usually tragic ones; his exotic settings often host scenes of violence and brutality, and his spare writing style is often notable for the anguish it leaves unexpressed” (”Hemmingway as Existentialist”).   Hemmingway sends his protagonists through profound journeys, battling beasts, armies, and self indulgence in order for them to find their “meaning, happiness, and peace” (”Hemmingway as Existentialist”). 

Gabriel Marcel is an existentialist writer and thinker.  Marcel’s most known works are his three essays regarding existentialism, “On the Ontological Mystery,” “Existence and Human Freedom,” and “Testimony and Existentialism.”  “On the Ontological Mystery” is an overview of Marcel’s philosophy.  “Existence and Human Freedom” is a critique of Sartre’s work and philosophy.  Lastly, “Testimony and Existentialism” is a description of Marcel’s thoughts on existentialism.  These essays were written between 1933 and 1946.  The first essay, “On the Ontological Mystery” describes the difference between what Marcel believes to be problems and mysteries of life.  According to Marcel, “problems are questions that are, at least in theory, resolvable.  However, … the sense of being is not a problem, but a mystery” (Bankston).  In “Existence and Human Freedom,” Marcel agrees with Sartre’s idea of choices being made in freedom.  Marcel claims that there is no reason for one to make one choice over the other because “there is nothing inside of things or behind them, and this is what gives existence its quality of provoking vertigo and nausea” (Bankston).  Since there is no reason to choose one thing over another, there is no foundation for evaluating or critiquing the choices that others have made.  In Marcel’s third essay, “Testimony and Existence,” Marcel expands and elaborates on his own personal thoughts of existentialism.  Marcel continues to compare himself to Sartre.  For example, Sartre had a negative view on other humans and felt as if other humans were out to destroy each other.  Sartre felt that “a gift is a strategy to possess and ultimately destroy others” (Bankston).  Marcel viewed a gift as a symbol of friendship and friendly human interaction.  The two thinkers have their differences but the two both agree on the fundamental values of existentialism such as personal responsibility and liability as well as self-control and personal morality.  (Bankston).

In summary, existentialism is a philosophy that was started by European thinkers, first in France.  Existentialism was contributed to by three major thinkers, Søren Kierkaarg, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Gabriel Marcel.  All three had lives that consisted of tragic events or twisted turns that greatly transformed their way of thinking and eventually led to what existentialism is known as today.  Existentialism is a philosophy that states an individual is totally and wholly responsible for all actions and decisions that are made.  An individual is responsible for making the best of one’s life situation and an individual is ultimately responsible for what has been made of oneself.  The philosophy became prominent in Europe after World War I and then popular in the United States after World War II.  Existentialism has had an enormous impact on the way that people think and existentialism has had a profound impact on literature in the time period that it was popular.  Whether agreed with or not, existentialism is an important part of American and world history and should not be overlooked. 

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What we know of our life is limited to what we have experienced, however one truth that every man can agree is we were all born. Whether by “natural” conception or the “turkey baster” method we all come from the union of a male and a female. There is no exception to this truth unless one would count cloning, which even after, life is nurtured and developed in the womb of a woman after being fertilized by a man without question. However one great mystery begins to come into focus at that point, the union is established but how does the development actually take place.

Even those who deny the truth of God have no evidence to explain the creation of man from seed to maturity. Our understanding is limited to conception and development after the facts. We try to explain it by DNA; however it is not known who created the code to begin with. And further why does this code apply to every living thing but every thing is built so differently. This is the goal of our existence to discover where we come from and why we are here. Why are we involved in the issues we face and who can bring resolution to it?

Understand; we know we all have a mother and father. Through both of these resources we are developed into the persons of our adulthood. Whether one or the other is not present they both shape our view of reality and truth as some understand it. With this in mind how we view life is often fashioned by the facts we experience in our formative stages.  And, using this blueprint as a stage is how we are often thrown into controversies of our later life for which we seemingly can’t explain and are troubled to overcome. This is the period where our life is mapped and designed for strategic attack by our enemy and simultaneously the victorious end by the One True Living God. As we examine our childhoods ask yourself if there is one experience that has defined how you view certain aspects of your life. Whether, this is a traumatic experience or an enlightening experience.

During your examination, ask yourself, how did I feel before that experience; and how did that experience affect me in the duration; and how did I feel immediately after the experience.  From this one test we can see a well of issues that we have either not dealt with or examined or a mighty stream of things we have had to overcome. For those who had to overcome what is the outlook that this or these incidents caused you? For those that choose not to deal with the situations, what has the same experience(s) taught you? How well is your ignoring benefiting your life? In most cases either road is a deeper journey into discovering exactly who you are, but even more it sets the foundation for who is ultimately in control.

One thing I noticed in these examinations was it certainly wasn’t me in control. And even more so it certainly could not have been simply my earthly mother or father. As much as my mother did for me and as much as I honor her, someone had to have given her instruction in raising me. And more than that, someone had to be her resource and strength to guide me in her absence that the foundation she laid was maintained. As to my father the same situations apply I respect his position and his title, however it was not until my adulthood that I came to the understanding of exactly his role in shaping me. I give him the honor due of his title but the reality as my child person understood it was he wasn’t there for me in the way I needed him. It was because of his absence that my studies as I understood them, were lacking in the many areas I desired to learn, and yet I now know there was a bigger classroom for me. The blueprint of my design assured I would not fall into the deceptions of my youth and therefore have to overcome more than those things I was prepared ahead of time to face.

It is in this discovery that the journey truly begins. Take a look at the Book of Psalms 22:9[1], in there we discover, God has known us, before we could even know ourselves. With this information we can understand He at some point looked at the totality of our lives and thusly set the stage for us to fulfill it, and yet He allows us to do it independently if we choose. And if we choose not to He has given us His Spirit to aid us into understanding the blueprint and building the design He has ordained for our lives. Regardless of which direction we choose He even gave us Himself to fulfill what we fail to finish in the design. Ask yourself how much control is that.

Yet, this is the God we serve

[1] Jeremiah 1:5