Alfred Nobel

Even if you can’t think of any consumables on which you are dependent, there are behaviours in which we all engage which not only harm our bodies, but also our souls. We are all bent toward selfishness. But it leads us into a path of desperate non-fulfillment. The harder we try to please ourselves, the more disappointed we’ll become. We’ll see others who have the goodies we want, the beauty or strength that are beyond our grasp, the confidence and influence that eludes us.

Because there is no instant negative consequence to our self-seeking ways, we think that there is none at all. We don’t notice the gradual poisoning of our own psyches with self-occupation. And along the way, we may encounter some very significant pleasure.

There is another path. It seems counter-intuitive because along it we find lots of personal inconvenience and worse. But the long-term outcome can’t be beat. It serves to bring meaning to our lives which selfishness will never achieve. It’s God’s way – and it leads to Him.

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