The Rising Sun

I have been thinking a lot about what I am getting out of this class. Truthfully, at times, it is a lot to take in. I have been thinking about what we are doing as a class, what we are "learning" in relation to what we are being fed, the way Jesus impacted culture and why He was so successful. This is what I have come up with (and I apologize for half my I's being uppercase and half being lower case...dont judge me).

I feel we have been trying to impact changed by conforming to the same style system that Jesus used. He was Himself and He stood for what He believed in no matter the costs. This style most of the time, if not all the time, went against the norm of society and really caused conflict creating situations where choices had to be made. This is a very important thought to consider so take a second to ponder that.

(this represents the time you should be taking to ponder that)

Now, back to what we are doing as a class. I understand what we are trying to accomplish with our project.  We are trying to raise our awareness of how other people, especially those in charge of facilitating learning, measure the way we learn. I think it is also a good way for those in charge to reevaluate the learning process themselves. At the same time, we are also being ourselves and taking the yoke of learning upon ourselves. It is up to us to learn and accommodate what we are taught within a class into our lives and the way we live, especially in the case of our faith.

Now, the big point to consider, the reason i gave you time to think earlier, is to ask why Jesus was so successful. This goes back to what we were taught in class at the beginning of the semester. What is truth? I came to the conclusion that, while it is difficult to single out and define truth, it is so evident because truth is truth! Truth is something we cannot avoid and it is something that demands an answer when we hear it; when we see it. I think that is the very reason why Jesus was so successful and why the things he taught 2000+ years ago are still around today. Jesus broke away from the norms of society and taught truth. Spoke truth. Lived truth. He stood on the foundation of THE truth. Therefore, if we take a stand upon that same ultimate truth, we will not change the society and impact the world? Like a thread in a tapestry, we may not see our purpose in the pattern of the grand design, but every life matters as well as every choice that every life makes. We must be the change we want to see in the world, and if that change requires us to stand upon the foundation of truth, the world must respond to that truth. So what life are you going to live? Im done thoughting for now...