Theological existentialism conversation on MSN

What the age needs is not a genius - it has had geniuses enough, but a martyr, who in order to teach men to obey would himself be obedient unto death. What the age needs is awakening. - Soren Kierkegaard

I never forget how God helps me and it is therefore my last wish that everything may be to his honour.-Soren Kierkegaard
***if only we lived our lives like this... a truly human, living sacrifice on an altar of love
*** says:
built to give Glory to God in the highest, bringing peace and good will to all people of the world, and giving us the meaning we crave so much for the world.
This is from a MSN conversation I had this night. A friend and I were talking about existentialism. I mentioned Jean-Paul Sartre, who was an existentialist and athiest philosopher. He felt that all humankind is left to define themselves. I think that Sartre had his good points, but to say that we are alone in this world is a fallacy. He eventually studied Jewish metaphysical theories, but still called himself an athiest. He simply admired Messianic Judaism. It is sad that someone with such a great intellect like his didn't use it to learn about God. He chose to follow the humanistic idea of non-theist existentialism.
The opposite of that is theological existentialism. We are here because God intended us to be so. God is in charge of our lives. We make our own plans, and God guides us. Our job is to surrender ourselves to God; and to develop our talents and gifts to God's glory. Everything we do must be for God's glory. We are here to win souls and to keep the faith so we can go to Heaven someday. May Jesus come back here soon.

New T-shirts

I got three new T-shirts in the mail last week. They were reasonably priced. I got them off www.thinkgeek.com. One says "Schrodinger's Cat is Dead" on the front and "Schrodinger's Cat is Not Dead" on the back. Another one says "I'm With Genius" and has an arrow pointing upwards. It's a parody of those popular shirts that say "I'm With Stupid" on them. I now have one that says "Roses are 'red', Violets are 'blue', all my base are belong to you". It's a geek love poem. The colours are actually written in hexidecimal code. The poem is about the old game "Zero Wing", which was poorly translated from Japanese. "All your base are belong to us!".

Gifted Education

I met up with a former classmate from high school last Sunday. I was glad to see him because he's a nice guy. I was with my sister. I know he became a math teacher at Windham Tech. I hadn't seen him in a few years. We started talking and he said that he just finished a master's degree in special education. He said it would have been more interesting than a master's in math education. We both agreed. My sister and I said that special education is interesting, it has so many fields. I mentioned gifted education. He said that is one field that gets largely ignored. I agreed. It is very necessary. Some of the troublemakers in school are actually very gifted students that aren't challenged enough. We didn't talk for long because he said he had to get home to his girlfriend.
The short conversation left me thinking. I remember when I was taking my special education class in college, that it was said that gifted education was actually something that wasn't allowed. It was said that if the gifted people got ahead, they may become a group of people that would take over. It wasn't until Sputnik was in the air and the Space Race began, that the United States wanted to use its most gifted people in the best way.
When I was in high school there was an English teacher who had just graduated at the top of her class from UConn, where she had double-majored in English and special education with an emphasis in gifted students. I never had her as a teacher because she arrived as I was leaving. I heard she had gotten fired. I don't know why. Very intelligent people still make their mistakes, even if they are so smart. High academic achievement and intellect don't always ensure good interpersonal skills or organisation of tasks.
I do think one main problem with gifted children in schools is the fact that many are outcasts. They exist on the fringes because they don't think like the rest of the class. Gifted people don't have the same interests that average folks have. Students can get jealous of them as well and want to bully them. I can see myself in some of those situations.

What I look for in a man.

Recently my family and I went to the town green for a local event. We later took a walk down Main street after leaving the green. We then went into a shop just to look around. The shop was new and my mother and aunt hadn't been inside before. It was one of those shops that specializes in health and new age things. It had perfumes, incense, hand lotions, fancy clothing, and purses. There were also tarot cards, books of spells, and feng shui books. Some of those things I would buy, some I would never buy because I am a Christian.
The store owner asked us if we came in from the theater, we said we had come from the town green. She said that she missed many things because she had to tend to her store. She said she needed to get out more so she could find a boyfriend. My mother said to her that I had been looking for a boyfriend for some time.
The lady then decided to give me some advice. She said that I need to get out and meet people. I can't expect them to come to me. That made sense. She then said that I should set up a corner in my bedroom and call it my "relationship corner". I should set up something that would keep reminding me of what I want in a man and focus on it. I need to get a card and write down on it what I want in a man, from the eye color to the height. I can then get what I want. I was also invited to attend one of her workshops that she had in the shop. I knew she was talking about feng shui. I thanked her politely and then we left.
I can't agree with feng shui at all. It's mysticism and I don't believe in that stuff. I also believe that asking God in prayer for what we need is more effective than trying to "channel energy" into getting what we want.
Anyways, what do I want? First, I think that the color of someone's eyes and hair do not matter at all. I also don't think that someone's height and size are very important. What matters is what is inside, not outside. I want someone that has a good character and to love Jesus.
As for other things, I want someone who likes the outdoors. I like to spend free time outdoors very often. I want to do hiking, swimming, camping, and travel with a partner. I also want to be able to talk about intellectual things. I want someone who is very intelligent and knows a lot about different subjects. Someone with a mind that they feed with books and doing cultural activities is someone I like to be around. Smart is attractive. Someone with a great mind is sexy.
I hope to be soon be spending time with that special someone. For the time being, I have to be satisfied with being a single person