Unbelievable...
Well, I'm sorry guys. Still no update on Creation Fest. I have it all written up, but still no pictures. Tammy's is working today, so I thought mine would be for sure :( Oh well.
I just finished up with a Literature class at PCC. It is 4 hours long once a week on Tuesdays. You can tell you're getting "old" when you can barely stand to sit for 4 hours on hard chairs. It nearly kills me! Thankfully there is only 2 classes left. The instructor seems to enjoy the darker side of literature, including topics such as rape, abortion, corruption in war/gov't, etc. I guess to be totally fair, there have been some obscure stories about inter-personally relationships too. She is actually a pretty cool teacher - just needs to balance the dark with the light.
Anyway, we were reading "Heart of Darkness" about this guy who goes into Africa to "harvest" ivory. He ends up becoming this brutal dictator/god-like figure who chops the heads off of people who don't submit to (worship) him and posts them around his hut. Pretty much everyone from "The Company" adores him and thinks he is this genius who has figured out how to succeed in the worst circumstances. Little do they know he is actually insane and that is why he is so successful. There is a lot more to the story than that, but I'm sure you don't want to hear about it all.
Apparently, Apocolypse Now is based on this short story. So tonight, instead of just reading about people getting their heads chopped off, I actually got to watch it! Woohoo! Good grief. On the one hand, I think it is interesting to get into the heads of people (imaginary or not) that are not like me - but there are some heads I'd rather steer far away from.
It does make you wonder though, how does someone get so depraved? This type of thing actually happens in the real world! It makes you sick to see it, but it's true. The Congo, the Haulocaust, Uganda, China, and in many, many other times and places, people have had brutal assults on their lives and families lives. It must break God's heart to watch his children being abused this way. The only constellation is that we know that eternity is not so far away, and that this life is over in the blink of an eye. "God 'will give to each person according to what he has done.' To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking, and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil..." Romans 2:6-9. It's funny because I normally want God's grace and compassion for everyone, but when I see or read stuff like this, I am so thankful that we have a just God.
Goodnight everyone. Thanks for letting me defuse on all of you. It's hard to sleep after watching something so hideous without mulling it over a bit first.
I just finished up with a Literature class at PCC. It is 4 hours long once a week on Tuesdays. You can tell you're getting "old" when you can barely stand to sit for 4 hours on hard chairs. It nearly kills me! Thankfully there is only 2 classes left. The instructor seems to enjoy the darker side of literature, including topics such as rape, abortion, corruption in war/gov't, etc. I guess to be totally fair, there have been some obscure stories about inter-personally relationships too. She is actually a pretty cool teacher - just needs to balance the dark with the light.
Anyway, we were reading "Heart of Darkness" about this guy who goes into Africa to "harvest" ivory. He ends up becoming this brutal dictator/god-like figure who chops the heads off of people who don't submit to (worship) him and posts them around his hut. Pretty much everyone from "The Company" adores him and thinks he is this genius who has figured out how to succeed in the worst circumstances. Little do they know he is actually insane and that is why he is so successful. There is a lot more to the story than that, but I'm sure you don't want to hear about it all.
Apparently, Apocolypse Now is based on this short story. So tonight, instead of just reading about people getting their heads chopped off, I actually got to watch it! Woohoo! Good grief. On the one hand, I think it is interesting to get into the heads of people (imaginary or not) that are not like me - but there are some heads I'd rather steer far away from.
It does make you wonder though, how does someone get so depraved? This type of thing actually happens in the real world! It makes you sick to see it, but it's true. The Congo, the Haulocaust, Uganda, China, and in many, many other times and places, people have had brutal assults on their lives and families lives. It must break God's heart to watch his children being abused this way. The only constellation is that we know that eternity is not so far away, and that this life is over in the blink of an eye. "God 'will give to each person according to what he has done.' To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking, and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil..." Romans 2:6-9. It's funny because I normally want God's grace and compassion for everyone, but when I see or read stuff like this, I am so thankful that we have a just God.
Goodnight everyone. Thanks for letting me defuse on all of you. It's hard to sleep after watching something so hideous without mulling it over a bit first.
posted by Jenn Turner @ 10:58 PM
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