"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised."
I read this verse one day and thought about it in its context. In a matter of one chapter or 20 verses or so, Job lost everything he had. Job was livin the good life. He was wealthy in all aspects all thanks to God, but in a matter of moments, all of it was gone.
This chapter of Job draws to an end with the verse above. Every time I read this verse, for whatever reason, I could not figure the second part as to why he would depart naked. Wouldn't Job be buried with clothes on? But as I was reflecting on this one day, it hit me. We come into this world literally and metaphorically naked and leave this world metaphorically (hopefully not literally) naked.
As newborns we are born not knowing how to communicate or do anything but what is innate. A lot of stuff we learn as we grow and we accumulate wealth, power, etc. etc. as well. But when we die we cannot take any of it with us.
So I guess what I'm getting at is, be grateful for what you have, enjoy it while you can, and thank God everyday for what you have and who you are.
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1 comment:
i just realized you had a blog. haha. how slow am i?
I read your comment :-) it was just something silly i thought up. pin ying is so... annoying. especially for cantonese. it's completely useless in the real world. i wish i learned more chinese characters haha
i hope you are doing well :-) this is yet another mode of communication besides facebook, AIM, MSN, myspace...^^
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