The Remnant

Here's to putting what few brain cells we have to better use.

Blame it on the state of education, on pop culture, drugs, technology, rock & roll. Today it seems almost taboo to bring up a topic that challenges the status quo, that forces us to think deeply. I am so frustrated with the mindlessness of modern society and the modern church. Why are we trying so desperately to convince ourselves that mediocrity, timidity, and stoicism are virtues? We avoid our problems by convincing ourselves we don't have them. We settle for conversations about clothes and we gossip about celebrity scandals instead of letting the intricate beauty and pain and desperation of living in its rawest, sincerest state affect us. We're afraid to state our opinions for fear of social scorn. And news travels fast because the key to socialization has evolved to almost universal connectivity. We don't communicate face to face; the acceptance of this social degradation gives us yet another excuse to avoid actually living.

To understand the purpose of humanity, interact with humans. Look at them and you'll see that not far beneath the surface, they long to be set free. We want to live beyond technology addictions and social profiles. Above political correctness. We want to be challenged. We want a chance to respond. We want to rise out of societal confines, take a stand for a belief we've confidently chosen to possess, and feel deeply, emotionally, and publicly, even if it puts our pride on the line.

But we're stuck in sinking sand and too many of us fear persecution if we admit to ourselves that there is a way out. Maybe if we could stop living for ourselves for once, we'd be humbled, able to work as a team, able to rise out of the pit. Maybe we'd start to make a difference.

We've got to think, and think deeply. We have to start thinking for ourselves by thinking in community. We fear opposition. But no one wins a tournament by refusing to participate.