I was talking with a teacher friend earlier, and he brought up a truth I've been thinking about all day.
We were discussing politics and he remarked, "We always choose between the lesser of two evils, and that always results in evil."
I think this is a process widespread.
So, when and why did searching become choosing? I think there's a time and place for each, but they are not synonymous. They are not interchangeable.
How many times have we, when considering a career, or a school, or a relationship chosen the road oft-traveled because, while we didn't know where it would lead, we knew others were with us. We eumphemize "commiseration" by calling it"security."
We point our compasses towards the safe with our necks craned towards the unknown.
What about choosing passion over practical? What about choosing to come alive instead of simply not dying. There's a reason we obsess about mistakes, there's a reason we revisit missed opportunities, or spend lifetimes trying to replicate experiences. We're designed for more, we're bigger than boxes and I believe God hates it when we settle.
The easy way is seldom the right way. The lesser of two evils is always still evil.
Come alive, choose more.
We were discussing politics and he remarked, "We always choose between the lesser of two evils, and that always results in evil."
I think this is a process widespread.
So, when and why did searching become choosing? I think there's a time and place for each, but they are not synonymous. They are not interchangeable.
How many times have we, when considering a career, or a school, or a relationship chosen the road oft-traveled because, while we didn't know where it would lead, we knew others were with us. We eumphemize "commiseration" by calling it"security."
We point our compasses towards the safe with our necks craned towards the unknown.
What about choosing passion over practical? What about choosing to come alive instead of simply not dying. There's a reason we obsess about mistakes, there's a reason we revisit missed opportunities, or spend lifetimes trying to replicate experiences. We're designed for more, we're bigger than boxes and I believe God hates it when we settle.
The easy way is seldom the right way. The lesser of two evils is always still evil.
Come alive, choose more.
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nicely said.
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