With the Holy Spirit

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

A: Knock knock.
B: Who's there?
A: Nobody...
B: .........hello? *nudge*

A: ......

B: ooook...ha. That's funny.

What is happiness??

I recommend this movie "The pursuit of Happyness". Totally. Beyond looking at the pursuit of happiness as the pursuit of materialistic gains, the movie gives deep insight. It tells us of struggles experienceed in the pursuit of happiness.
For a secular movie, I give Will Smith 5 stars out of 5. For a Christian's point of view, I give him 3 stars out of 5.

From a secular point perspective:
It tells us of the struggles one goes through, the pain, the humiliation, the cruelty that life can inflict, yet the beauty that life can portray. It is about determination. It is about perseverence. It is about finding oneself in the midst of discrimination. It is about finding joy in the midst of pain. But also, it tells us that money makes the world go round.

From a biblical perspective:

True Happiness:

Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor;
the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!
Happy are those who mourne;
God will comfort them!
Happy are those who are humble;
they will receive what God has promised!
Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires;
God will satisfy them fully!
Happy are those who are merciful to others;
God will be merciful to them!
Happy are the pure in heart;
they will see God!
Happy are those who work for peace;
God will call them his children!
Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires;
the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them. -Matthew

It's hard to digest. A thousand questions tumbling over you. How to understand such happiness? Can poor people be happy? Or is it that because money makes the world go round, so it is that happy is money and money is happy? What do you think? Which perspective do you take to? Can we have the best of both worlds? Well, to be fair, I think the movie did try to have a balance of both perspectives.

So...

What is YOUR happiness?
Have you really been happy?

I think I have been really happy. Once. On the 11th December 2005.

Have you?

-Yours truly ;