so breifly and very quickly, and not in the same words... i'll explain what my dad told me. it wont be as well as he explained, but its worth a shot because it made me think deeply. also, he told me in korean so i have to translate and stuff. we went into an almost 4hr long conversation about God and the world. my dad's a very smart man, and he's one of those people who'll brag about his IQ (152), and about all the books he read (4000+). i never really had a meaningful conversation with him about anything, and i was amazed at the things he told me because i didnt know how wise he was. oh and *this is just ONE of the many things he told me. & i loved his example (: so i want to share it with... whoever reads this. i bet austin and only austin. maybe amy or william or dong or jen. well yeah. also, i know he doesnt talk like this all the time. he dumbed it down for me because im not at his level. also, ill change it around and make it easier to understand later because im going to rush it all out of my head now so i wont forget it. -_- OHKAY HERE I GO!.................
think about it, pretend the earth was an uncooked dumpling and God was a human.
everytime God pokes the dumpling, he adds viruses and germs and bacteria from things he previously touched.
we are the bacteria. he adds us into the earth.
he sees us, all of us. everything we do.
he sees the war in iraq, racism, discrimination, sexism, and so on.
he hears us whine, complain, and badmouth one another.
being bacteria, we multiply. there's more of us.
God thinks, "hmm, should i freeze the dumpling to kill some bacteria? or should i defrost it a bit to kill some? its no good eating or even attempting to try to cook a dumpling with germs on it, it'll just end up hurting me."
he sees murders, hatred, adultetry, and so on.
at one point, he can't take it anymore.
God gets hungry. he thinks, "hmm, should i fry the dumpling? or should i just boil it?"
in other words, he ends the world.
if you get the broader image, this already occured.
have you heard the story of noah's ark?
in our messed up world, God only saw that noah was faithful and kind.
he decided to save noah and his family when he flooded the sinful world.
God is a being that always looks down on us and knows what we do.
its just like when my dad looks down on my dog and his empty bowl.
he thinks to himself, "should i give him dog food and mix it with human food so he likes it better? shoud i give him more water? since he's fat, should i just skip his meal?"
then God's looking down at my dad thinking, "should i give him money today? should i feed his family? should i just skip a day?"
another example would be my dad looking down on an ant. as a child, he didnt have much toys so he was outside alot.
he would squat and watch ants. he would help ants find food by shaking berries on the ground.
if he pokes an ant, it gets squished and dies immediately.
if he sees an ant trying hard to climb over a stick, he moves it because he knows its difficult for them to get over something much bigger than their bodies.
if he notices that the ant is trying to help his colony by bringing food, my dad would put some more berries down near the ant so he could have an easier time.
basically he just "blessed" the ant.
when God sees that we do good, he blesses us by helping us out or showing us the way.
in that scenario, we would be the ants of course.
God is a being far more powerful than we are and can do much more than what we can.
we must try hard and maybe risk our lives to "climb over sticks"
when someone as powerful as good can just throw it to the other side of the street.
(i forget the rest of what he told me) :[
so in conclusion, be a kind person throughout your life. it'll bring you blessings. that's kind of what christianity and believing in God is about.
