Testing the Test

I am back in classes and read this from G. K. Chesterton from his work The Common Man last night, so I'm sharing it with you to get your thoughts.

...man is always influenced by thought of some kind, his own or somebody else's; that of somebody he trusts or that of somebody he never heard of, thought at first, second or third hand; thought from exploded legends or unverified rumours; but always something with the shadow of a system of values and a reason for preference. A man does test everything by something. The question here is whether he has ever tested the test.

Intriguing question indeed. 

Do I think for myself? 

What is my test?

Do I test the test?

Do you test the test?

Question of the night

On the incarnation of Jesus and other incarnations in Hinduism David Pace, in his presentation, asked:

"Why would God not stay up in heaven and pimp it?”

I just couldn't keep it to myself; had to share it.

Doing Nothing

"Some of us need to discover that we will not begin to live more fully until we have the courage to do and see and taste and experience much less than usual...There are times, then, when in order to keep ourselves in existence at all we simply have to sit back for a while and do nothing. And for a man who has let himself be drawn completely out of himself by his activity, nothing is more difficult than to sit still and rest, doing nothing at all. The very act of resting is the hardest and most courageous act he can perform."
- Thomas Merton

Wouldn't this be easier if we actually had time to sit and rest and do nothing at all?

Food for thought...

"And if the old guard still offend,
They've got nothing left on which you depend.
So enlist every ounce of your bright blood, and off with their heads!
Jump from the hook! You're not obliged to swallow anything you despise!"
- Sleeping Lessons by The Shins