Have a Good Time

Once in awhile I get into a philosophical mode. I start pondering the deeper thoughts and it helps me to escape from some of the pressures of daily life. Great philosophers are able to boil down thoughts into bite-size chewables. One of those was Soren Kierkegaard , a Danish
philosopher and theologian from the mid 1800’s. Here’s one of those chewable vitamins for you this morning:

“There are two ways to be fooled: one is to believe what isn’t so, and the other is to refuse to believe what is so.”

He had a way of bringing out modern relevance of
biblical figures. He had a passion to renew Christian faith within
Christendom in the Danish church. One of his main recreation activities
was to talk with ordinary people on the street. He had much to do with the
shaping of modern thinking. He had passion. I am convinced that passion is
the impetus that we need to use in making our decisions. More than
emotion, passion goes to the will. We can choose the will part but our
emotions kind of just happen. As life happens for you today, appreciate
the passions you have and remember that they are there for a reason. One
of my favorite authors, Leonard Sweet says that at judgment day one of the
questions from God will be, “Did you have a good time?” Make sure you can
have a positive answer.