Human Ingenuity

It was an interesting day today. I began with a great deal of pride for the human spirit and the determination of this guy to actually fly around the world without re-fueling! It's really amazing what mankind has accomplished since the time of Genesis.

If you think about it, some of the most remarkable achievements have occurred within the past 100 years--changes and accomplishments which not only out paced those of the past, but feats that no one could have ever imagined are not part of our every day lexicon. Quite impressive.

In life, things have been confusing. I'm still trying to understand, trying to apprehend God's will on a number of issues. Whether I should be in Boston in the fall, chief among them. I just want to abide in Him. I miss the sense of refreshing and rest that's described in Genesis 2. It's been a long time since I've felt close to God. This is not to say that I no longer belief, just that I'm not really in a community of believers. This has really been my problem since I've been at Dartmouth. Dartmouth has been the single biggest spiritual disaster in my life. To be quite honest, I've never really felt connected to the Christian community. I have some friends and acquaintances within it, but I don't feel like I belong. I feel as if I the earth could swallow me up and no one from any of the fellowships would even miss me.

It's strange but I think that's why living in a city bothers me. I think that I would inevitably make some friends among my co-workers--assuming I did something political, indeed I have a good many friends now, it's just that they're not really involved at all within the Christen community, so-called.

At any rate, the problem is mine. I'm just going to focus more on my vertical relationship with God than the horizontal relationships of community. I think I'll try to hone my friendships more and spend greater amounts of time with people whom I most care about. I also intend to stress/work less so that I can be happier. After all, my life is worth it. So I'm told.

I wish I had something more substantive to post. But I do not. I'm going to meet the Senate Majority leader tomorrow, that's kinda neat. Look for me on cspan if you get the chance :) It's not the President, but it's important to me. I'm just weird like that. After all, no one really cares.