anecdotes
On my way to work today, I saw an old man wielding a sign at the back of the jeepney that read:
“The world might end today, repent!“
This was supposedly a verse from the bible, but I was unable to read from which chapter it was extracted from. Poor old man, I thought. But after contemplating, I found the statement ironic.
In a highly Christian-driven society as we have, repenting is such a potent part of our faith. But, for me, the idea of gaining salvation through repenting only encourages sin or, rather, doing sinful acts.
Most of us live life in a reverse fashion. We are too caught up with mending relationships, instead of building strong foundations. We like to find justification for our previous actions instead of learning from them and (hopefully) making informed decisions in the future. Maybe it’s just human nature. I am not trying to profess self-righteousness here, don’t get me wrong. But what if the so-called “end of world” or “apocalypse” happened today? Where in the world do you stand?
October 9, 2008 at 1:19 am
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October 9, 2008 at 1:26 pm
isn’t the world supposed to be round?
October 9, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Amen.
hehe…
I have the date Abs. Dec 22, 2012. We have four years to repent. But then again, if you find out when your deadline is, you don’t really write your paper until it’s almost time to submit it. It’s more honest when you procrastinate. You don’t have time to edit though.
October 10, 2008 at 5:48 am
If the world ends today, I would stand where I am.. waaa! korny ever!
Anyway mareng, mao ni ang ginaingon na “life is full of ironies.”
My existence is one living proof. Waaa! lol