Modern society cultivates despair by depriving people of meaning, heroes, and true human connection. In a world that denies the soul and offers no redemption, isolation and hopelessness thrive. But we were made for more.
Yes, I've been resisting an underlying sense of "cultural despair" for a long time. I look around me and EVERYTHING seems a shallow, corrosive sham, hell bent on turning a profit. Some sort of payoff; ANY kind will do, with no regard for how such gains are achieved.
Pretty discouraging, but actual, practical, daily Faith is the eternal antidote. =D
'Be in this world, but not of this world."
Your essay is deep and complex, tying together disparate concepts in ways that don't necessarily occur to we who are subject to this daily trouncing. I appreciate your clarity AND your conviction.
'Not sure why, but halfway through this read a Joni Mitchell song played powerfully in my head. "Shadow and Light" from her album, The Hissing of Summer Lawns. The content and context are not directly in line with your essay, but there is some common factor between the two works. For me, anyway. Here's a link to the song. Perhaps you'll find something worthwhile in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSfWH6jWj5g
Yes, I've been resisting an underlying sense of "cultural despair" for a long time. I look around me and EVERYTHING seems a shallow, corrosive sham, hell bent on turning a profit. Some sort of payoff; ANY kind will do, with no regard for how such gains are achieved.
Pretty discouraging, but actual, practical, daily Faith is the eternal antidote. =D
'Be in this world, but not of this world."
Your essay is deep and complex, tying together disparate concepts in ways that don't necessarily occur to we who are subject to this daily trouncing. I appreciate your clarity AND your conviction.
'Not sure why, but halfway through this read a Joni Mitchell song played powerfully in my head. "Shadow and Light" from her album, The Hissing of Summer Lawns. The content and context are not directly in line with your essay, but there is some common factor between the two works. For me, anyway. Here's a link to the song. Perhaps you'll find something worthwhile in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSfWH6jWj5g
It's long past time the people in the world turn their desire for meaning in their lives to the only one who can give them meaning and that is Christ.
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Nicely written.