the more i ponder harry potter, the more unfair it becomes that i am a muggle and i dont have magic powers. for instance, today i was wondering what a certain person was doing, where they were, at a certain time, and i wished i had one of those maps like harry has of hogwarts. yes, that would be extremely convienent. plus, how fun would it be to say 'mischief managed' all the time? also, were i not a dumb old muggle, i could travel by floo powder to and from work every morning, instead of making the long haul by automobile to salem. not to mention the gas it would save me! i love harry potter, but i can only take so much before i really, seriously start to get pissed off because i dont have magic powers. yes, i can get worked up over things. but come on, how awesome would it be to be a kick-ass witch like hermoine? ahh, the fun i could have. thanks, j.k. rowling, for bringing literature back to the masses...and making us all very uncontent with our inefficient muggle lives!
speaking of uncontent...that is the word that probably sums up my whole existence on earth...always striving, always looking ahead to the future, in which, of course, when i have that certain goal fulfilled, i will be happy. here's what God has been showing me lately: you cant be happy on earth you nimwit! yes, the same person who uses phrases like 'heart of hearts' uses words like 'nimwit.' yes, i am a fifty year old schoolteacher. deal with it! anyhow, back to the point. my whole life, i have been striving for happiness on earth, trying to ignore eternity and heaven because they scared the living s**t out of me. well, i want to do this no longer. i've held onto it for way too freaking long! satan wants me to live in fear, to be in love with this dumb, messed up world, and guess what? that's exactly what i am. it's time for a change. i am in the middle of 'journey of desire' and so i hope when i finish my thoughts on this matter will be more complete, but for the time being i have these questions...if we cant be happy here, and it's all about eternity and heaven, why did God give us lives? what is the purpose of my life and my talents and the things that bring me the joy that is a small glimpse of eternity? i dont understand what i am supposed to do with my life now. of course, this is typical of me, black and white...i'm either living 100% for this world, or living 100% for heaven, in which case life on earth doesnt seem to have much point. usually, i find peace and understanding somewhere in the middle, where the balance is, and God usually points me there. clearly, we are here for some purpose or God would not have put us here. so what is it?
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okay, here is my spin on your thoughts...i believe we can be happy here on earth...not always, that is for sure!!!...but you need to remember we are emotional human beings...we will have different emotions and feelings on different days....you have to look back and remember that God created us in his image, to love us and for us to be at peace with all he created...but, of course we know who screwed that up,and now the world has been a mess ever since....and that is why we look forward to the hope that God gave us when he sent Christ down to live as one of us and then to die for all of us....no, we can't always be gloriously happy here....but, there are time when you can have peace and love flowing from the hearts of others to our hearts, and that is because God's spirit is in them coming through to us....just my thoughts on the matter...
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