Think about it
Posted by 2tak on October 5, 2006
Monica at Centering the Clay has posted today about “Thoughtful, Reflective, Contemplative Christianity” –
The fact is that it’s difficult to know what you want so we defer to society’s wants… a good job, nice house, car, a family, etc. But these things have no basis to what the human heart desires. A connection with God, which brings forth peace and clarity.
I think that is a great point that many in our society “adopt” what they believe are the desires of society in general as their own. I would venture to say this goes beyond material wants and desires – many(most?) people follow society’s lead when it comes to raising their children, making life decisions, and voting, among other decisions they abdicate for lack of personal conviction.
Although I would look at the issue from a different angle – I believe most people lack personal conviction because they do not think critically about these issues. It is way too easy to go with the flow. Thinking critically and coming to your own conclusions seems to be way too much work for most people, and not worthwhile in their estimation – or at least that is what they let society tell them 
Centering the Clay » Thoughtful, Reflective, Contemplative Christianity (part 1)
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