We Mormons have our views on the purpose of life. Here is another view worth considering. "The purpose of life is to reflect light into dark places. You are not the light, but you can reflect light". This comes from a Greek Prime Minister who as a boy found a piece of a broken mirror from a wrecked Nazi motorcycle. He found that with the mirror he could reflect light into dark places in wrecked war machines and into other dark places. He carried the broken piece of mirror with him all his life. (This comes from one of Robert Fulghum's (sp?) books popular in the eighties, maybe.)
My own thoughts here on how to reflect light? Thru kindness, education, patience, time, empathy, money, assistance, listening and love-and other ways.
The family had a good time at the beach in Seaside over the weekend. Thanks to Andrea and family for visiting. And many thanks for Jenn and Kim who arranged it all. Jenn cooked and cleaned and tended. Kim brought all kinds of stuff so we could roast s'mores on the beach at night, dig in the sand and fly kites during the day and he spent a lot of time taking all the kids outside to play.
2 comments:
A GREAT time was had by all!! So glad Valerie and Laura were able to join us.
Madeleine was so helpful in so many ways. I think Maddy and Laura enjoyed being together.
Thanks Jennifer and Kim for all your hard work in making it a weekend to remember.
Love, Munga
I would disagree with the statement that 'we are not the light' in this quote.
Jesus said, "Ye are the light of the World".....
But, yes, we are for sure here to shine light and be light.
That is why I don't fear evil. I do not believe evil has any power in and of itself, but is truly nothing more than the absence of light, which feels powerful and scary, until someone or something shines light in, which dispells the darkness, but darkness cannot cast out light, the light just leaves.
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