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"I have seen several entirely sincere people who THOUGHT they were (permanent) Seekers after Truth. They sought diligently,persistently, carefully, cautiously, profoundly, with perfect honesty and nicely adjusted judgment--until they believed that without doubt or question they had found the Truth. THAT WAS THE END OF THE SEARCH.

The man spent the rest of his life hunting up shingles wherewith to protect his Truth from the weather. If he was seeking after political Truth he found it in one or another of the hundred political gospels which govern men in the earth; if he was seeking after the Only True Religion he found it in one or another of the three thousand that are on the market.
In any case, when he found the Truth HE SOUGHT NO FURTHER; but from that day forth, with his soldering-iron in one hand and his bludgeon in the other he tinkered its leaks and reasoned with objectors."

From "What is man" by Mark Twain.
rckt148 · 61-69, M
seem like you put a lot of stock in Twain
I missed him in the Gospels LOL

The word does say there is a way that seems right to man in his own eyes ,but its end is destruction

Matthew 7:13-14 King James Version (KJV)
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and [b]broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:[/b]

[quote]14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.[/quote]

We were already warned this would happen
People would seek out the masses for advice and confirmation
ignore the actual author
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@Wraithorn I actually met the author of the book I read in 1994 ,when He healed me of a life time of addictions and gave me back a sound mind that I tried to destroy ,
He healed my child that was crippled for 4 yrs
gave me back my kids that were hid from me 12 yrs
I had 3 heart attacks ,,my heart was damaged
Last month the Cat scan could no longer find the damage
My Lungs had nodules on them ,,they assumed was cancer since my white count has been off the scale since 2000
they are gone
I have 12 decompressed discs in my back ,both knees bone to bone ,spurs in both shoulders ,,I have an autoimmune disease
But I still walk ,sometimes work ,entertain ,and have the range of motion of a 35 yr old yet I am 60
I am strong as a bull ,,and twice as dumb
but somehow I keep beating death

I paid $20.000.00 in 1990 to walk again
Bragged I didn't need God ,,just a toot of some good coke
a hand full of pain pills and a good shot of whiskey and I could pull hell off its hinges with the engines I can build

By 1994 a spur paralyzed my arm and cost me everything

When I started listening to the things in 1 book
and doing as I was told
I got my life back and now I am so blessed ,,lots of people take note

But thats my way ,,,far be it from me to tell others what to do and how to live
what I just shared is a testimony ,,
the other stuff (scripture I shared ) is what He gave me that got me on the right path ,and saved my whole family
But thank you for the advice ,,
I assure you I meant no harm ,,
You made a post basically dealing with religion
I just shared my opinion ,,
it was not meant to bash you or convert you in anyway

Lots of people read Bibles ,,few actually live what they read ..and you do need to be converted to get off the milk of the word and onto the real meat
Wraithorn · 51-55, M
@rckt148 Fair enough and again I just want to thank you for the effort you put in. Gifting someone your time can be valuable in many ways.
rckt148 · 61-69, M
@Wraithorn BTW ,,I love Twain too
4meAndyou · F
Hmm. Well, I enjoy a great deal of Mark Twain's more comedic writings. In this instance he is correct. Truth is subject to the shifting sands of time. Truth is subjective to the one who perceives it, and Truth be told, there may be more than one Truth.
xixgun · M
Hmm, I'd say you have a lot of time on your hands.
Wraithorn · 51-55, M
@xixgun That is true at the moment. I'm sharing my time with you peeps. Aren't you just the lucky ones then...:-)

 
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