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======Faith Journey 13b - Partial Answers and the Mystery of Dedication ...======
Thursday, Feb 17, 2011. We have asked basic questions in our last
session. Where do we come from? Where are we going? Why and what for
are we doing what we do? What is the meaning of our life?
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**Partial Answers and Three Craftsmen ...**
Humans have always found partial answers to the question for meaning. But
also, many of us are suffering because we do not have the answers we need. Life
is boring, and since we search for fulfillment, we try to fill the void in
us by various activities. But this type of meaning is usually only of short
duration. Who is searching for lust, will need to get more and more until it
is completely gone.
There are other signs of a crisis. There is the impressive speed of our
life in a modern society. We might see it as an effort to avoid the void.
The less meaning we have, the quicker we try to move.
There is a classical story about meaning and purpose of life.
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Once there were three craftsmen. The were asked what they do. The first one
said: I am working with stone. The second one said: I am putting stone on stone.
The third one said: I build a cathedral. Who of the three had meaning in
their life?
We want and need to be part of something larger, which we can be dedicated to.
Discovering Dedication ...
There are well-known examples of dedication. People got meaning by giving their
life to others. You have heard of Albert Schweitzer, who gave his life to the
sick in Afrika, where he built a hospital and helped thousands. Mother Theresa
worked in the slums of Kalkutta, Martin Luther King fought for the black people,
to get them accepted as humans in the modern society. Also Jesus gave himself -
we will come back to this. Other people give their life to a political party,
to some initiative, to the environment, to peace, love ...
They all receive meaning by dedication! The loose themselves. Doing this
they experience meaning.
All humans have the longing, to dedicate themselves to something which is larger
than they are!
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