More on dependency

Discipline seems to be a recurring subject in my recent weeks. On work terms, I tend to collapse into a more undisciplined self, opting for pre-made (McDonalds)/quick-to-make (instant noodles) foods instead of actually cooking out a meal. Leaving things a mess and say I'll clean it up later (my living room). Life converges into a state of rushing in and out of the house, meeting deadlines and trying to get work done. Especially since GS tends to pile alot of reading and projects on you. Yay.

Dependency on God
Several thoughts has dominated my thoughts lately. One was posed as a question.

Why is it that people feel okay depending on substance (ie coffee) or people (ie professors) or other such things (ie Wikipedia and...okay, just Wikipedia), and have no problem with it, but freak out when they are asked to depend on God?

I depend on people all day long. Uncle Mikey to feed me at Mikey's. The grocery store shelver to stack the groceries. Rogers workers to give me Internet and cell phone coverage. The janitor to take out the lab garbage. Jacky to lend me equipment from his lab cuz mine doesn't have much yet (lol. That's my shout-out for the day). I say thank you to all of them (or at least, my wallet does, if I forgot)

Yet I never give God a second thought, when I finally found the short in my circuit, avoided bad drivers on Westmount (Geez. How did some of these people pass their G?), getting my OGS application to Lisa just in time (with almost no line up!) or not getting sick from our Plaza adventures...but I digress.

Why is it more natural for one to depend what can be seen, yet breaks promises (we are depraved, after all)...but not on the One that doesn't?

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

- Hebrews 11.1

At the same time, we're not called to a blind faith. There is no love in blind faith. We're called to understand. It is quite difficult to love someone you don't know. In learning and thinking about such things, we become steps closer to 'loving your God with all your heart, soul and mind'

What is anime?

We live in a world full of distractions. If I don't want to study, there are many other things I can do to entertain myself. People watch movies, TV shows, video games. I read manga. To a lesser extent, I play video games. On several occasions, I've 'lented' this combination as it took me away from my studies and work. I found myself, upon all instances of frustration, to turn to things like that to get me through the day. However, it is important to recognize what that does...

Addictions

This word is thrown around fairly easily these days, but it is essentially something that one relies on to get through. Yet some addictions are deemed better than others. No one thinks too much about someone stuck on anime, drama or video games as ways to 'escape' from the blandness of normal life. I was once faced with the possibility of purchasing a Nintendo DS. Why not? Long commutes in Toronto. I can entertain myself while waiting for the bus. Why not?

But I was convinced to reconsider. If life is exciting all the time, where would real-life fit? You'd rather withdraw into your DS world (or MP3 player. or iTouch. etc). Isn't this why we watch movies? I commented briefly on this on an earlier post. But everyone else is doing it...movies and video games are huge industries these days. Why not?

Generally, society disapproves people who relies on alcohol and other substances to escape from the mundaneness, blah and the pain. So...what is the difference between drugs and anime? Of course, it is obvious that drugs have more of a health implication than anime does...but the bottom is...what do you depend on? What can you live without? As Christians, we're called to be dependent on Him only. But in our daily living, what else are we depending on? What something does to us is as important as what it is.