Do Hard Things

Our dishwasher died. One day it started making really weird noises and flashing random lights in the display panel. When we opened it, it let off a wonderful burnt smell. The next day, we tried to use it. No lights flashed and it was still making weird noises. So now we are washing dishes by hand, like so many other Chinese people with working dishwashers do. They use dishwashers solely as drying racks.

I need to improve my vocabulary. My brother says I speak too teen-ish.

Why is it that 20-year-olds today cannot accomplish things that 15-year-olds in the past could do?

For those of you who don't believe what you read, the post below was indeed written by sehwoo.

meaningless

Everything is meaningless. What does one get after working for days? What is anything after death? Everything that happened will happen again; people will die, people will be born.

Knowledge is nothing. Wisdom is nothing. Pleasure is nothing. Nothing is anything. The wise, the rich, the foolish, the poor. What's the difference when they're buried, rotting beneath the dirt. Why leave a name? Why be remembered? What is anything when you're dead?

Why toil? Why work? Things will break. Things will be undone. Things will die. There's pain. What has been done will be done again. The sun rises, the sun sets. The sun rises, the sun sets. Nations rise. Nations fall. Nations rise. Nations fall. Why wake if you will sleep again?

Why do anything. What's not done by you would simply be done by someone else.


There is no point. There is no point whatsoever. There is no point whatsoever at any time.

Life is just a shadow. Life is just a second. Life is just smoke; it's here and you smell it, then it's gone before you know it.

And during the shadow, what do we do? We strive to get things done.. We strive to be someone. We strive to make a name for ourselves.

But what is a name? What is a name when you're dead? Rotting away beneath the earth.. And nothing but a name.

What is the difference of being famous--or infamous? Why does it matter? Wouldn't you rather die knowing you did the right thing?

Why do we all spend hours over hours studying? And just sit down trying to know everything there is to know.. When we will all end up dead?

Why do we all spend hours over hours fooling around and having fun? And just chase after pleasures.. When we will all end up dead?

What privileges would you obtain in the grave? What difference does knowledge or foolishness have when you are dead?

We go. We chase after things not meant to be chased. And for what gain? Our name? For pride's sake?


There is only one thing worth doing. Only one thing worth being. Only one thing worth knowing. Only doing what's of God. Only being like Christ. Only knowing God is God, and you are not.

prince caspian trailer

Just found this in my feeds: the trailer for Prince Caspian! I'm excited! can't wait for it to come out!!