Today in class Dr. Brekke said that we should not invest in
something unless we are prepared to lose it. All too often we put our time into
something such as money, relationships, cars, etc. for temporary happiness. We
treasure these things because they have value to us. Unfortunately, many times
we waste so much time and effort because these things are only temporal and
they will not do anything for us in an eternal sense. These things can distract
us and mislead us just as they did with Boethius.
In book one at the end of poem two, I read “This man used to
explore and reveal Nature’s secret causes. Now he lies here, bound down by
heavy chains, the light of his mind gone out; his head is bowed down and he is
forced to stare at the dull earth.”
With this being said,
I believe that the reason that Boethius had become this way is because he had
become distracted by temporal things of this world that had no true meaning and
he became oblivious to what really mattered. This state of mental misery was
caused by himself and him alone. As humans, we do this sort of thing. We don’t
always have our priorities in order. When we lose sight of true joy and true
happiness, such as Jesus, we become burdened, lost, and trapped in our fleshly
desires.
I commented on Brian Burkhardt's "Philosophy Leads To Happiness"
This is a very good point. I think so many times we lose ourselves in our selfishness. We look to better ourselves and to increase our own fortune. The struggle is to put those fleshly desires behind us and find something more eternal.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the idea that we as humans have major issues with priorities. However, the idea that we shouldn't invest in things and people just doesn't sit well with me. I feel like it is well worth our time and effort to invest in relationships and in our passions as long as we can do so while doing it for the glory of God. It is a difficult balance to maintain.
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