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Name: David
Country: United States
State: California
Birthday: 1/27/1985
Gender: Male
Interests: Jesus Christ and bling bling technology. MotoGP. Ducati. The smell of gasoline in the morning.
Expertise: Hanging out with old grandmas. Frustration with Ducati's. Saving the world from Hitler's Nazi Germany and securing democracy for all future generations.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Engineering
Message: message me
Website: visit my website
AIM:  ludeacrs
Member Since:
5/25/2003
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| Life.
I've recently watched a television show titled "Life". It centers
around a police detective who was recently released from prison after
DNA evidence exonerated him from a murder he did not commit twelve
years earlier. Not only did he lose over a decade of his life, his
sentence also robbed him of his marriage, his job and all his friends
from the outside. I don't think he ever imagined that he would be
locked up in the middle of his career for something that he knew he
would never do. I mean, here was a honest cop, out to serve and
protect, and suddenly he gets thrown into the very world which he
despises and forced to comply to its rules and regulations. Twelve
years is a long stretch of time to be locked up in a jail cell. Twelve
years is slightly more than half of existing life. To be contained for
that period of time for something you did not do requires more
patience, courage and will power than I can encompass.
It's funny how life takes twists and turns just like that. When you
think you've gotten the hang of what's going on in your life, change
likes to intercede. When all seems stable, disaster strikes. Fate, it
seems, has a strong sense of irony. Regardless of what happens, it is
clear that nothing lasts for long and we should relentlessly be
prepared for change. Jobs will come and go and careers will change.
Fall in love and get married and your life will change. Commit a crime
and get caught and your life will change. Either way, we cannot always
anticipate change. Change, of life, can be like the wind, free flowing
and ever changing its ways. We do not always know what's around the
next corner and to be quite frank, there is nothing wrong with that.
The problem only occurs when one tries to take control of that change
and move his life in the way that he wants. The wind cannot be tamed,
so to speak. But let's be honest here for a second. Change is not
always welcomed. It can bring hurt or be uncomfortable. No one likes
to break up from a long term relationship. No one likes to move to a
different job and be the new kid at school again. Perhaps this is why
we has humans so desperately try to take our lives into our own hands
and control the outcome of what happens next. We want to be in charge
of what we do, how to advance our own careers or find the perfect person
to marry. See how often we miss the point?
Remember when we were kids and how impatient we could be? I remember
taking long road trips with my family and I was one of those impatient
kids that always asked, "Are we there yet?" Now, at that time it may
have seemed somewhat self beneficial, but I can now imagine how pissed
off my dad
probably was as he was driving. It wasn't my job to drive the car yet
I kept asking and insinuating like I knew better or I deserved to
know. You see, we will not always know what God has in stored for us
next, what lesson
shall be taught next or what suffering and consequences will come
next. God's plan for our lives can always take an unexpected turn or
detour and we can either go along for the ride and believe that he
knows what he's doing or bail; get out of the car, stand on the side of
the road and hitch hike a ride with the next trucker that drives by.
If we try to take control of our own destinies, we are the ones
stranded on the road, waiting for that hillbilly trucker to swing by.
It can work out great- we get to where you want to go, or it can be
quite the opposite, but let's not go there. When we step outside of
the boundaries God has drawn for us, we are wandering into unchartered
territory in which you can claim and build your own little world or you
will be hunted down and destroyed. There is a gamble to that and
perhaps that is something we crave. The point is change will happen,
so our reaction to the change needs to be proactive to that of God's
will. This is the crucial step that so many of us miss. Still think
this pill is too tough to swallow? Think about
it this way. If you were the passenger on a bus, do you think the bus
driver does not know where he is going? It is his job to know where he
is going! Do you tell a plumber how to fix your toilet when you call
him over? Do you tell a director how to film a movie that he has
envisioned? Do you a tell professor how to teach in a subject he has
won a
Nobel Prize in? No, no and no! Everyone has their own respective job
which they are the professionals in. They are the master of their
arts. They know how to do it best and do not need to be told by you
how to do it. In similar fashion, our job titles do not say "God" or
"Creator of the heavens" or "Holy and Anointed One". It says
something along the lines of "mere human" or "screw-up" if you want
some pity. We do not know how to do God's job. We never will know.
It is not our jobs to control the change in our lives. So instead of
trying to think we know better and try and take control and play god
(and do a piss poor job at it, mind you), why not let the all knowing
and sovereign God of this
universe do the job he set out to do. Instead of trying to take
control, try to understand the situations around you and focus on the
eternal persective. No matter what happens, even if we are thrown into prison for twelve years, we must maintan focus, patience, courage and the determination to carry on and continue believing. God knows what he is doing. He will do it right.
He knows what is best for you and only has good intentions for his
beloved. So then why do we doubt? Maybe sometimes we just need to sit
down, shut up and let the driver do his thing. It's "Thy Will Be Done"
for a reason.
By the way, Life stars Damien Lewis of Band of Brothers fame.
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| Everyone needs compassion, a love that's never failing.
Essentially this is true for everyone. Love gives us a sense of warmth, a sense of belonging and perhaps even a sense of joy. In everyday english conversation, the word love can take on many meanings. You can love the smell of the ocean. You can love chocolate covered strawberries. You can love your mother. It can be about something little or something big and important. Whether one chooses to admit it or not, there's no denying that humans
being live for some form of love whether it comes from a significant
other or from a relative. There is a longing for something greater than one's mere self. There is a longing for some sort of closeness or mutual feelings that can define one's relational efforts to another. Love can provide that sense of security and intimacy that humans are naturally embedded with. Compassion can be defined as understanding the emotional state of
others and showing sympathy or concern for the suffering and
misfortunes towards them. When talking about relational love, one has to argue that love and compassion are intertwined and go hand in hand. A thorough understanding of love has to be composed of compassion. Whether looked at from an extreme perspective or a simple case, the by product of compassion is love. So in theory, love and compassion should fit together like two pieces in Tetris.
Everyone needs forgiveness, the kindness of a Savior.
However, just like in Tetris, there is room for error. You can misfit two pieces together and ruin your chances of obtaining a perfect score. Yes, love and compassion can fail. It can be found ajar. Love and compassion can be a disaster. Just add some selfishness in there and you got a completely different ball game. Acts of kindness can have faults. Love can be tainted. At this point, you may begin to wonder if there is any such thing as perfect love? I mean, all those childhood memories of hearing about finding your soul mate or perfect lover has to be somewhat true right? Yeah, in a picture perfect cartoon world, that can probably be some merit to that. Unfortunately, we live in a broken, upset, filthy world full of disappointments, where greed drives men and feelings of emptiness are usually at the core of individuals. When love is placed in the hands of humans, it is only carried out to the best of our understandings. And let's not forget that we are by far perfect beings- we can't even remember everything on our grocery lists when we go to the market. Whatever our conception of love and compassion is, when given a chance to execute, it will be error prone. We will screw it up somehow. Maybe not this time, but most likely the second time. If not the second time, maybe the third. Even if you get it perfect for a while, you will fail at some point. You will disappoint your girlfriend or boyfriend or mom or dad or brother or sister. Love (according to Wikipedia) can be someone that you care about so much that you would be willing to die for. To really encompass this, think of something or someone that you cherish greatly in your life. If it is your car, imagine what you would give up for it, how much you would be willing to sacrifice financially to upgrade or maintain it, how much you baby it. If it is a person, think about how you would be there for this individual and how you would take a bullet for him or her. Love is defined as sacrificing your own self for the benefit of something else. Essentially, this is the compassion that drove Jesus Christ accomplish what he did some 2000 odd years ago, as he walked up the hill of Calvary, carrying the wooden cross that would bring his demise, but ultimately bring the salvation of the world.
This Easter has been a reminder of the compassion of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Aside from the usual celebrations of Jesus's death and resurrection, there was a much deeper reminder. There was a feeling of refreshment and freedom. There was a reminder and an understanding of true love. Despite all my short comings, how far I have walked the wrong way, the depth of my rotten sin and the guilt and shame that I have bottled up inside, there is still room for forgiveness, acceptance and compassion. There is love that is provided for me that will never cease to amaze me. There is love that will never leave my side. There is a love that will always satisfy my emptiness and my loneliness. By the cross, there is forgiveness, and by the resurrection, there is life. Yes, there is a love that is never failing and it comes through compassion.
Jesus offers a live free from abandonment, free of guilt and shame. The love of a Savior is the only thing that works one hundred percent of a time. It never skips a beat. It is never late. It is unfailing and unchanging. Sin will have lost its power. Death will have lost its sting. Jesus offers the compassion that we earnestly long for. How desperate are you for this perfect love?
Into marvelous light I'm running.
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Rossi with a new haircut, Hopkins in green and Loris not on a Ducati... Should be an interesting season. At least one thing is the same- Dani is still expressionless. | | |
| Maybe it's only because I am an employee in the cellular telecommunications industry, but I found the following picture extremely hilarious. It's an advertisement for the NYPD.
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