Musings from 2020.07.18

Everyone tries to be healthier, have more knowledge, and live in better conditions themselves and for their children. We spend a lot of time on fitness, diet, and study. Today was my first visit to the Sanlin Sports Center near my house. I saw many middle-aged and elderly people exercising, and many parents taking their kids to swim, practice taekwondo, play badminton, and fence.

Taking care of our bodies isn’t wrong, but there’s a deep emptiness I feel: no matter how healthy or long-lived we are, if we don’t understand the meaning of life, don’t know our Creator, and aren’t freed from sin, it’s still a great pity. The same goes for knowledge and wealth. Conversely, even if someone isn’t as healthy or dies young, knowing God is a tremendous blessing.

For me, this truth has become simpler, though I often feel muddled inside. But practicing it is so hard.

Lately, life externally lacks nothing, but inwardly it’s a wild chaos.

Not good.

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” (Proverbs 9:10, NIV)