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Today's
Meditation:
Sometimes
I think we all could lighten up a bit. When we start
to take life too seriously, much of the enjoyment that's
here in plentiful supply is lost, and we end up depriving
ourselves of a lot of the legitimate enjoyment that we have
available to us.
Our
religions, whether we want to admit it or not, do a lot to
make us feel guilty for enjoying ourselves. Yes, we
have responsibilities and yes, we need to be careful about
what we do, but when our religions paint a picture of a
harsh, judgmental God who's just waiting to punish us for
our misdeeds, they cause us to start seeing this life as
some sort of trail of tears and misery, with enjoyment
happening only occasionally.
Personally,
I think that any God has to have a great sense of humor.
So much of life is paradoxical and hard to understand that
it seems obvious that its creator (if there is one, of
course!) had to have been thinking
humorous thoughts when life was created. I don't think
a God would laugh at us, of course, but rather with us, experiencing
our follies and our gaffs with us with great gusto.
However we see God, seeing
God with a sense of humor isn't just about the way we see
God-- it also has a lot to do with the way we see life in
general. If we experience life as long-term suffering
that we have to fight our way through, then what do we get
out of it? Too many people live with martyr complexes
and end up getting next to nothing out of the gift of life
with which they were blessed. Me, I want to laugh
along with God and enjoy my time here, for then I can truly
help others to enjoy their time on this planet, also.
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