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The meaning of Life – warsong




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"I found the broken pieces of a mirror... I began to play with it as a toy and became fascinated by the fact that I could reflect light into dark places where the sun would never shine -- in deep holes and crevices and dark closets."

"As I became a man, I grew to understand that this was not just a child's game but a metaphor for what I might do with my life. I came to understand that I am not the light or the source of light. But light -- truth, understanding, knowledge -- is there, and it will only shine in many dark places if I reflect it."

"I am a fragment of a mirror whose whole design and shape I do not know. Nevertheless, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this world -- into the black places in the hearts of men -- and change some things in some people. Perhaps others may see and do likewise. This is what I am about. This is the meaning of my life."
from the book "It was on fire when I lay down on it." by Robert Fulghum book talking to an Christian Orthodox philosopher

Read Full Artical Here http://shininglight.us/what_is_the_meaning_of_life.htm

Also edited artical here which I recomend the original one http://www.churchchrist.net/Sermons/Ministry.htm (this site also talks about other little things)

Max

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That's real neat! I like it.

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The learned man knows that he is ignorant - Victor Hugo