My Passions Not Lost

As you have noticed the picture to the left is not your typical Christian picture. In fact, I have always found it quite difficult to look to the typical Christian imagery of Biblical figures. I for one find that the Orthodox especially, the Ethiopian Orthodox way, tends to fit more with how I like to see them depicted. There is a certain trueness to them, they do not lack life. Nevertheless, this is not why I am writing this entry.

Today (tonight), I watched "The Passion of The Christ". Initially we were not going to watch it - we being my sister and myself, though it captivated me in such a way that I thought it was probably good to watch it. I find that there are times at people's lives when it is just the right time to watch something, at other times it almost as if someone has forced them or convinced them to watch something and then they are thankful to have watched it. I honestly believe that things happen in this world for a reason. I am not sure about the legitimacy of Christ's words, however, I still believe that at that point in time it was necessary to bring a certain humbleness to the people. So many were becoming arrogant and quite bold, questioning the things around them. It was, like it has happened so many times over, a time of discovery.

For me, lately, it has been a time for discovery with my book and all. I am not sure as to where it is going, but I do not know that it is of a larger magnitude than I can actually fathom. I can see the end point some days and at others I feel as if I am further and further away from any possibility of a finished product. I guess what I'm actually trying to say, is that there are so many times when things can seem confusing in a person's life and even though they feel as if they are going down a logical path, the path can for many times become brushed over and all the directions wiped away. - It is more of a trick I think the mind plays on us, when we do not wish to see the truth and when we do not wish to see the falsities of the world.

The Passion depicted in the film or the Bible, is certainly a path of tribulations and where we find the will within ourselves to stand up for what we believe and walk the paths not yet walked. Not all of us are leaders, but for myself, regardless of the diminishment and belittling come unto to me by this cruel and jealous world, I will prevail. I will come out on top. My outcome is completion, and with that I find the happy. It is a faith within and of myself that I know I will succeed.