Chris' Christian Blog

November 28, 2018

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Prompt: "On this 28th day of November in 2012 "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" 1st of the Hobbit film series, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, premieres in Wellington, New Zealand. Have you read the book or watched the movie?

“Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about, and not much to listen to; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may make a good tale, and take a deal of telling anyway.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

Discuss this quote in your entry. Have fun!"

I don't watch movies or television. When I was young I watched a lot of it but as I've grown older I just find I have no real interest in it. Besides I'm a college student now so I don't really have time for television or movies. Most of my off class time is spent reading text books or doing homework. I do play some video games once in a while just to relax a little. I don't watch many movies. If a documentary is required viewing for class I may watch it. Otherwise no.

I have to agree with Tolkien when the author says that good times are not much to listen to but hard times make for good stories. Myself I would rather hear something positive but the way of the world is to always listen to bad news. That is why news media report 17 negative stories for every positive story. Don't ask me why humans are attracted to misery. Perhaps if I become a graduate student, which I plan to do, I will research that as my thesis?

Prompt: "There are no regrets, just lessons." Jennifer Aniston Write anything you want about this."

I would have to agree with Jennifer on this one. I see all the negatives in my life as gifts. While nobody likes to be in emotional or physical pain, it always makes us better people. The Apostle Paul tells us to be thankful in all things. I Thessalonians 5: 18.

If we are to be thankful in all things then it also means the Lord wants us to be thankful when we fall upon hard times. In human terms that doesn't seem logical. Why should one be thankful for something that hurts? Yet we go on to read that these things teach us patience, perseverance, temperance, faith, and all good things. So when we consider the benefits of going through trials we begin to understand that Jennifer is correct. There are no regrets. Wisdom is a gift earned by enduring the school of hard knocks. I have an expression I use. It says that "Humans are like plants. We need a hefty helping of manure in order to grow!"