colin wrote - >>I think the further away from Truth we are, the more we suffer. Wrong thinking leads to pain and suffering. In the end we cannot know Aboslute Truth. we cannot step outside of ourselves. ibeliev we can gain an approximation of truth. I think that pain and suffering and joy are good indicators of how well we are doing.<<
Hmmm, interesting. Sure, wrong thinking can lead to pain and suffering but I am not sure it works like that all the time though. I do not think that if people are 'good' then they will have only joy, or that if people are 'bad' they will experience suffering - like some kind of a thermometer for our lives. Jesus did say, "While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world"- John 16:33 And he was the ultimate in "good" and he suffered by crucifixion. So, good people do suffer. Hmmm, reading down a bit further while I had the Bible open, it says, "You will be expelled from the Synagogues, and the time will come when anyone who kills you will think that he is serving God". John 16:2 That sounds like what the Arabs are doing right now - killing in the name of Allah. Interesting... Joseph. http://movies.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Movies - What's on at your local cinema?
