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Monday, April 21, 2008
thankful
Tonight I am thankful that there were no serious injuries.
Around 5:25pm I got a call from some of our Year 13 students who were on the road coming back from WROK. They had been involved in a collision on the M5/M7 motorway. The car is probably written-off. But thankfully the 3 students in the car are ok.
In 8 hours Year 13 heads off down to the beautiful Waterslea for 4 days of lectures. We return on Thursday for our Fiji mission launch night -- We'd love you to come and support our launch, please let me know if you'd like some details (I've been trying to upload the flier but it won't work for me).
But for now, my thankful self is going to go pack and then get some sleep.
Around 5:25pm I got a call from some of our Year 13 students who were on the road coming back from WROK. They had been involved in a collision on the M5/M7 motorway. The car is probably written-off. But thankfully the 3 students in the car are ok.
In 8 hours Year 13 heads off down to the beautiful Waterslea for 4 days of lectures. We return on Thursday for our Fiji mission launch night -- We'd love you to come and support our launch, please let me know if you'd like some details (I've been trying to upload the flier but it won't work for me).
But for now, my thankful self is going to go pack and then get some sleep.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
To live alone or not to live alone?
This is the question that I am currently thinking about. As a single person the question must be asked - do I live alone? or do I share-house/flat with someone?
For the last 4 years I have lived 'in community', with the last 12 months being by myself in a flat (whilst still being 'in community'). I was alone but not alone.
And I loved it. I loved that there were people around that I could spend time with and be. (I'm not denying that it was hard to get used to the 4 years of fish-bowl living!!)
But I have moved away from that 'community' and landed in a completely foreign part of Sydney where I don't know anyone or anything.
And so the question is raised: Do I share or live alone? (obviously mainly applicable to the single adult person)
For all the hype of having 'alone time' or 'personal space' (of which I am largely guilty) I wonder whether this promotes a selfish and self-centred attitude to life.
Sure, there are difficult things about flatting with someone, but I think living with someone can make you a more gracious and understanding person.
Does living alone make you more selfish?
We were created relational but individuality is a prize of modern culture.
I wonder what the connection is between the individualistic push of society and the independant push of humanity from God - that is sin.
For the last 4 years I have lived 'in community', with the last 12 months being by myself in a flat (whilst still being 'in community'). I was alone but not alone.
And I loved it. I loved that there were people around that I could spend time with and be. (I'm not denying that it was hard to get used to the 4 years of fish-bowl living!!)
But I have moved away from that 'community' and landed in a completely foreign part of Sydney where I don't know anyone or anything.
And so the question is raised: Do I share or live alone? (obviously mainly applicable to the single adult person)
For all the hype of having 'alone time' or 'personal space' (of which I am largely guilty) I wonder whether this promotes a selfish and self-centred attitude to life.
Sure, there are difficult things about flatting with someone, but I think living with someone can make you a more gracious and understanding person.
Does living alone make you more selfish?
We were created relational but individuality is a prize of modern culture.
I wonder what the connection is between the individualistic push of society and the independant push of humanity from God - that is sin.
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