Is it pathetic that my only sources of what is going on in the world are the radio show "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me
" and my 6th graders saying, "Mrs. Rhine did you hear about...?" I like to think that I'm blissfully ignorant. I don't really think I'm being selfish and completely wrapped up in myself. If I was, I wouldn't browse my friends' friends' Facebook pictures. (You know you do it too. Don't judge me.)
" and my 6th graders saying, "Mrs. Rhine did you hear about...?" I like to think that I'm blissfully ignorant. I don't really think I'm being selfish and completely wrapped up in myself. If I was, I wouldn't browse my friends' friends' Facebook pictures. (You know you do it too. Don't judge me.)Every time I try to watch the news or try to read articles online, I get depressed. I start thinking the world is crumbling around me and there is no hope for anyone. I'm a Christian. I believe that shortly before Christ returns the world will be in chaos. I know the world is in a lot of turmoil right now. I think that knowledge is sufficient. I don't think I should be pouring over the gritty details. The Bible does command us to think on whatever is pure and lovely. It does not command us to dwell on all the sufferings of the world so we can be aware of our surroundings.
Now I'm sure lots of people can find flaws in my logic. But for where I am in life right now, I think it's best that I just hear snatchets of what's going on in the world. The most informed people I know (mostly ultra-conservative Fundamentalists) are also some of the most miserable people I know. My own grandmother probably knows more about Obama than Obama himself. She, however, is not the happiest woman alive.
God commands us to be joyful. I'm choosing a life joy over knowledge. How bout you?
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