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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Christianity Problems
I recently saw a Facebook post (I hate to admit that I'm on that site) that basically told everyone to not buy Pepsi cans anymore because they recently made a patriotic can with the Pledge of Allegiance on it but they did not include "under God" in the pledge. This person was obviously a Christian and probably thinks they're a great one too because they always post statuses about protecting the faith. But what I don't think they understand is that all of their statuses are hateful ones. Do Christians not understand that they are called to be loving individuals. The most loving people of all, actually. But these thoughts that people have, it makes me wonder about their faiths. I mean, this is a little incident that means absolutely nothing. A Facebook status on Pepsi cans is very insignificant and will end up meaning nothing, as people will keep buying Pepsi cans and Pepsi will probably stay in business, I don't know it might be a close call. Ha. Anyway, I'll take this Pepsi outrage as an example. If the corporation leaves out God in it's work in the safe call to not offend anyone, that's probably because they don't see God as Christians do, or the right-minded ones anyway. Not to say that there aren't Christians in the Pepsi company because I'm sure there are a ton. But, if there are some non-Christian folks in that company, that means they might be uneducated in the Christian department or maybe they had a bad experience with the church. Either way, they are less fortunate than Christians are, so we shouldn't reprimand them for that. I tried to keep out of this post but I am, in fact, a Christian. Our work is to educate people on their religion and spread God's word, not to stick our noses up at people that aren't of that religion. I think that is what's wrong with Christians and the lack of spread of the religion today. Christians get so caught up in wanting to please God that they forget to help other people that haven't received God but instead, reprimand them for not doing so because they think that is what God wants. Instead, if Christians show love toward everyone, not just each other, than the world might just see this and see what God's love can do. Another thing, if I want Pepsi, I'll buy a Pepsi, I don't think my views and their views conflict when a buy a beverage. Just like with Chic-Fil-A, if a want a chicken sandwich I'll buy one. Just because a buy food from Chic-Fil-A does't automatically mean that I support the anti-gay movement, I just want food. Ramble complete.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Consumed Consumers
A simple fact is that the
average American is richer than most humans. But what are we doing with this
money? How valuable is our money if we only spend the money on ourselves. I see
on the news about how impoverished these third world countries are and the
turmoil that these Middle Eastern countries are experiencing and then I
realize, what does my money even mean to me. Is it something I use for what I
want on that particular day. Starbucks coffee, McDonalds fries, whatever I’m
craving. I find that I ask myself if that’s what I really want, or if that’s
what I really need when I buy these things. I can’t even begin to size
up what I have and what people in less fortunate countries have without feeling
sick and hard on myself. These countries need help. We need to be the change
and yet we can’t get out of the traps of worldly possessions. We walk in these convenient
stores, these clothing stores, and these car dealerships and want more, more,
more. It’s hard not to. It seems that our compassion to want to help others is
being consumed by our love to be consumers. Our love for buying, fueling the
industry, is degrading the quality of life for a little boy who has nothing to
eat and nothing to drink but a couple drops of well water that an elder had
just given him from a well that was a good couple of miles away. I believe that
our money can be valuable, can be enriched if we use for a good cause. I’m not
saying that we should all get up and go to Tanzania and write the government a
check for x amount of dollars. I’m just saying that we, the consumers, need to
stop being consumed by earthly possessions.
Major Decisions
I’ve been debating my major
for a good while now. Coming in to college, I boldly stated that I wanted to be
a mechanical engineer. What I wanted to do specifically, ha, that’s funny, you’re
kidding right? I hid from the fact that the name of major wasn’t the specific name
of a job. Here’s my thing. I want to do something fun. Design rollercoasters or
a ship, I like rollercoasters and ships so why not. But I recently found out of
a field of study called Biomedical Engineering. It involves designing and
building devices that help people somehow in the medical field. I recently did
an engineering project where I built and soldered an electrosurgery unit tester
with a Bovie pen. Big words, easy description. It cuts or coagulates tissue
during to prevent blood loss during surgery. We built a few and they were to be
sent in bulk, with others that other colleges made, to a third world country. If
I was a Biomedical engineer, I would help people. Sounds good. I like helping
people. I find that making a living should be more than making a paycheck. It
shouldn’t be quick money so I can pay my bills and buy things I want. I want
the term “making a living” to be redefined to mean doing what you want and
having fun and making a difference. After my time’s up and I’m ready to retire,
if I didn’t make a difference somehow and then I didn’t do my job right. It
seems hard to get all three of those things involved in there but that’s what I
want. But does everyone else want that? I don’t know but my advice is to give
it a run for their money.
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