I agree with Keith, that we need to impact our culture. It can be debated by some that we will never be able to make a real contribution to society. "Andrew what are you talking about? You're crazy! Of COURSE we can give back to our culture! Stop talking that gibberish" Pish posh I say to you. This is where I transform into a cynic beyond belief! BLAO POOF!!
What can we give back to society? A fist full of nothing!! What good can you do as a human? What tangible contribution will you give to society that won't, at one point or another, pass away and be reuced to meaninglessness? The biggest philanthropist, the most generous compassion worker, the most ardent business person or lawyer- what do they all have in common? Their ambition ultimately ends in an attempt at social improvement, they make some small change, they die, they are forgotten, and then things that they worked for die eventually with them. Name one thing on this earth that man has made, or a way that man has improved society which will last forever? I'll give you a buck if you think of one thing. It all passes away, only to surface again where? On an eloquent epitaph. My cannons of cynicism and doubt are blazing and you just got hit with a rocket of angst.
"But Andrew" you inquire, "I thought you were a happy, optimistic dude who loved the Lord? Why you talkin' this jive?!". That, my friends in blog land, is a discussion for another day. Stay posted, like Fowler! Wooo!
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