Facebook Stalking

I just read Richard's blog, and I could not help but put my own input on the subject. :D

I realized how much humans just love to participate in voyeurism. I mean, the obsession of voyeurism was introduced to me through my film class while we were going over films by Alfred Hitchcock. Majority of his films, if not all, revolve around the theme of voyeurism. Humans just LOVE to vicariously live and experience life through others because they get the thrill of the experience, and get none of the consequences. I mean, I guess that's why we love watching movies and reading books right? We can escape reality and experience something outside of the limits of our own bodies without really experiencing all the negative consequences. Korean dramas is like the epitome of voyeurism. Fantasizing about being in that awesome relationship, yet not going through all the risks of a failed relationship in real life.

So is this what facebook stalking is all about? Or is it just that facebook stalkers just want information to gain POWER? Or maybe they just do have problems. (Like how I say they, so that I don't include myself in that category? hehehe). But yeah, I'm guilty of it, and I don't even know why I do it. Maybe Hitchcock was right.

What's awesome about this whole concept is that Christ goes beyond voyeurism. God is all-knowing. He knows what it's like to be a human being. Yet, Christ was still sent to live and experience a human life. He experienced life for Himself even when He probably had perfect knowledge of what human life is. He can perfectly empathize with us.

Ladies and gentlemen! Our God is a personal god! He knows us by our name! Amazing Love!

-Simon

Cold

I need prayer. My heart lacks prayer. I need warmth.

-Simon

PS- This was a weird entry.. I got one hour of sleep.

Doubt

A faith without some doubts is like a human body without any antibodies in it. People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic. A person's faith can collapse almost overnight if she has failed over the years to listen patiently to her own doubts, which should only be discarded after long reflection.

Believers should acknowledge and wrestle with doubts--not only their own but their friends' and neighbors'. It is no longer sufficient to hold beliefs just because you inherited them. Only if you struggle long and hard with objections to your faith will you be able to provide grounds for your beliefs to skeptics, including yourself, that are plausible rather than ridiculous or offensive. And, just as important for our current situation, such a process will lead you, even after you come to a position of strong faith, to respect and understand those who doubt.

Reason For God. Tim Keller.

-Simon