The other day my wife and I watched a particularly enjoyable film called ‘Midnight in Paris’. One major theme was the ubiquitous desire to live in another era- in the movie in question it was some past golden era. Similarly most of us have at some time or another felt that desire in a different…
Category: Personal
Frivolousness, Good Humour and a Christian walk into a Blog
“Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor” (Eccl 10:1) Solomon penned those Word’s thousands of years ago, yet the truth of them is felt just as much today. Over the past 5 weeks or so, I have been contemplating the difference between frivolity and good…
Reflections on my Parents during my 25th Birthday.
I just made it half way to 50 the other day, and spent much time meditation on aging and my life thus far. The hugest chunk of that has been being raised by my parents. I have strived to avoid the selfish, egotistic, proud, self involved psychology that wants to blame all my sins and…
