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Happiness is a funny thing. Sorda.
Friday, March 5, 2004
One of the all-time most awesome things about working here is the singing of hymns, which they do every morning and after lunch. It always starts off with a pristine unison for a few notes, then voices gradually and almost automatically switch over to different parts until it becomes a very full and overwhelmingly beautiful strain. Even the happy birthday song has this effect. Also, most people here know four times as many hymns as I do, and some know all the verses. I'll have to work on that... hehe
I've been working with flash here, brings back all kinds of good memories. Another thing that did that this week was playing through Bach Double #2 and 3 with the adult violinists at my church. They sound like unspeakably good. Also it is beyond gratifying to play old pieces again. We should get out those Mozart 157K's and just jam 'em out.
Yesterday I was like happy. To the point where I was feeling like, "This is kinda weird." Yes, indeed-- it was the result of the utter absence of unhappiness. So then I ruined it by conversing about miscellaneous subjects and thinking a lot upon such... I found myself frantically, distraughtly flipping through one of those Victoria magazines, trying to imerse myself in the quaint, artful images of antiques, flowers, and the streets of Prague. To be ignorant, to know nothing! To love no one! To live in a delightful little garden of peace! Everyone goes through painful phases... no one flies over the rainbow, they only become more complete-- if, that is, they can learn from their failures and move on upward. Sanctification. It's a good thing, even if you have to admit it through tears.
Man, I have all these cool quotes from my math course but those shall wait. The people there are all so weird and different... I just love being with them for the weirdness alone. One learns so much more about human nature when they are around their complete contrasts. Not that this is always a safe thing to do but yes.
Kyle: anything new
VI0LIST: life is pretty goodish
Kyle: goodish for you
VI0LIST: :-D
VI0LIST: what about you
Kyle: great can't wait to drive again
Kyle: its awesome
VI0LIST: why, cuz it's like ULTIMATE POWER AND CONTROL?
Kyle: with mom in the pasenger seat yeah
All these little kidlets, DRIVING! Bah! Well I have to say I was supremely encouraged today because I found out that Kyle is planning to be a missionary when he gets older, in order to be a good and faithful servant of the Lord. Chris C also wants to be a missionary. It is SO AWESOME to see people with such goals, to see them maturing, to see them going in such honorable directions. I could live on the pure joy of seeing my brethern going upward. :D
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thanks for writing about me, I'll have to make a profound statement sometime
Posted by dakon at March 5, 2004 6:27 AM
"For in much wisdom is much grief: and he[/she] that increaseth understanding increaseth sorrow."*-Ecclesiastes 1:18
*sigh* to be ignorant is its own flavor of power. Sometime one just needs to read the violasong poem and keep walking forward. Remember what happens if you turn to the right or the left.
Gradually, all things shall come. The power of the wheel, happiness that doesn't twinge, the mozart 157k's... even the mastering of the HLC! Gradually.
And behold, a comment that you can measure. *holds up thumb and forefinger* "Like, THIS wide!"*Have a nice day.
Posted by weien at March 6, 2004 4:27 AM