Another day, another topic: What do you expect out of life?

Cardinal.jpg · Post by **Cardinal.jpg** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:57 pm

It wasn't really by choice, I used to eat heaps but mainly junk, I was never really a food lover and didn't appreciate much hot stuff, but now I have just lost all want of food especially since turning vegetarian last November, no matter what anyone says nothing tastes better without meat. So now I just eat small amounts of average or bland food with the sole desire to fill my stomach and as my stomach doesn't want to be filled at the moment apparently then I eat nothing. In fact I might start fasting right now.

tacooe · Post by **tacooe** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:02 pm

I still think you're mad and foolish but it's your body, it's not affecting anyone else. I don't see the point of going vege, meat, it's too nice not to eat and it's not a proper meal without it. I need my food, actually, I'm going to eat right now.

Roke · Post by **Roke** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 7:43 pm

"Food is good." -The wizard in Gauntlet Legends.

Wufei · Post by **Wufei** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 11:08 pm

one philosophy i believe in is this.
never come to expect anything out of life, that way when you don't get anything you won't be disappointed, but if you get something, all the better than isn't it?

KhayotiK · Post by **KhayotiK** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 12:24 am

Wufei is a wise wise man.

And tacooe needs a potatoe.

Mask of Destiny · Post by **Mask of Destiny** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 1:21 am

What do I expect out of life ...

I expect to grow in love and faith for God and to become more like Christ, though I don't expect to be nearly as good as Christ until my physical death.

I don't expect comfort, stability, or financial success, but I do expect joy and peace. Joy in the fact that while I deserved damnation, through God's grace I was adopted into his family and Peace in my knowledge of God's sovereignty and in his promises which he is faithful to keep.

I'm not really sure where I'm headed in life, but I know God will guide me through it.

There is a girl who I'd very much like to marry once I'm out of college and I think it may very well be in God's will for that to happen, but time will tell.

KhayotiK · Post by **KhayotiK** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 1:32 am

I am glad to see such enthusiasm in Christ, although I get the feeling this is a sick joke of some sort. Either way trust in God but don't expect life to go without trials, don't hold it against Him if something goes wrong. (I tend to see this quite often in Christians, their cat died so God must not love them anymore.) Just keep the faith, smoke bud, and jam to Bob Marley.

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 1:57 am

I'm pretty sure Jesus would not be down with what "Christianity" and its most ardent follwers have become. Whether or not he was the son of God is open for debate (and God's existence or non-existence is unknowable in my opinion, for one reason - to know the existence of God is to lose our right to free will, and God, as a loving, non-jealous, non-tyrannical being, would not want that), but Jesus was cool for his ideals.

Yes, you heard me, cool.

Mask of Destiny · Post by **Mask of Destiny** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 2:00 am

I am glad to see such enthusiasm in Christ, although I get the feeling this is a sick joke of some sort.

I'm sorry to hear that the world has gotten you down such that you would think this to be a sick joke. I assure you that it is not.

Either way trust in God but don't expect life to go without trials, don't hold it against Him if something goes wrong. (I tend to see this quite often in Christians, their cat died so God must not love them anymore.)

Indeed I should rejoice in the midst of trials. Over in Romans 5:3 Paul states, "And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance character; and character hope."

Just keep the faith, smoke bud, and jam to Bob Marley.

Keep the faith I will (or should I say God will keep it in me, for we only have faith as a result of God's grace). I won't be smoking bud. I won't go into reasons why in this thread as it would most definatley bring us off topic. I probably won't be jammin' to Bob Marley either; I never was all that partial to reggae.

Cardinal.jpg · Post by **Cardinal.jpg** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 2:03 am

Accordong to King Missile Jesus was WAY cool.

tacooe wrote:I don't see the point of going vege, meat, it's too nice not to eat and it's not a proper meal without it.

I don't feel a meal is right without meat either but I abhor the death that goes into it, I am from the meat is murder family and therefore wont touch it. I try and distance myself from violence and death as mush as my mind can handle these days. If I can I would like to achieve a state where violence disgusts me, rather than see it and think iot is bland and boring if it is not grotesquely disgusting.