I am a senior in high school, and I’ve been accepted to Taylor University, which is officially the best place in the world. Most of the people I really care about are either at Taylor this year or will be at Taylor next year. Right now, I’m kind of in limbo. I want to be done with high school and moved on to college, but I can’t. At the same time, I don’t want to lose contact with all my high school friends. It’s annoying. Also I’m applying for a scholarship that means a full ride to any college in my state which would be wonderful…but I don’t know if I’ll get it. But it would be really helpful for my parents so that they can pay. ALSO, I’m going to go to the local university, where my mom is a professor, and take summer classes there…but I’m not sure whether or not it’ll mess up my acceptance to Taylor…it’s slightly messy at the moment. But the plus about the local university is that 12 credit hours are only $874 which is ridiculously cheap. That doesn’t include textbooks or anything but STILL! So, I have many decisions to make. Fun! In other news, it’s snowing, and I just came back from the Keller Competition concert, and my sister is now in love with the pianist who played.
More About Snow December 6, 2007
So it actually did snow the other day (YAY!), which was really really amazing.It was especially kinda cool after school because we have two Iraqi students (I’m not sure if they’re Iraqi or Iranian, actually, but they’re CUTE! 10th and…8th? grades) and they were playing in the snow, throwing snowballs at each other…it was just cool to see them having fun. They’ve opened up a lot since they came. More later.
Job 3 and Snow December 4, 2007
So today is my day to write about Job 3. This is the first chapter that Job begins to question various things.
Job curses the day he was born in this chapter. The language here is highly poetic. He talks about where he would be if he had never been born or had died at birth — it’s great literarily.
The most interesting verse in this chapter is verse 23. “Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, and whom God has hedged in?” He’s questioning the meaning of suffering in this verse. Now, since I already know the end of the story, I know what it is that the ultimate answer to this question is. But it’s interesting to know that Job struggled with it. Job is always presented as a righteous man…but he also questions things like the meaning of suffering. It’s not just those of us who really aren’t all that righteous.
It’s also interesting that through all of this Job doesn’t commit suicide. He keeps saying, “It would be better if I were dead!” but he never actually kills himself. It’s kind of intruiging. It also tells us quite a bit about the ethics of suicide, I think. Job had every reason to kill himself, according to today’s society. Many people in less desparate positions have committed suicide, but Job — who had lost everything he had except his wife and his three friends — didn’t. Job is counted as a righteous man. It’s interesting that he didn’t. It seriously does tell us a lot about the ethics of suicide.
Well, that’s all for Job 3.
Beyond the “Read More”: thoughts on snow
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