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Fate?
Do you believe that there is a reason for your continued living? I do. Not because of some religious teachings or fanciful message from God, because I have had an experience that changed my thinking permanently. Almost a year ago, on the same day as my end of school prom, I climbed a gate to take a shortcut home with some friends. It was a fence I’d cut over plenty of times before without a hitch but this time I got my shoe caught and fell head first onto the concrete floor below. Unfortunately for me I wasn’t knocked unconscious but lay bleeding in a state of wretched agony, and I well and truly thought my number was up.
I was taken to hospital and had my head x-rayed, they thought that falling at least 9 feet I would have some damage to my skull – nothing. Ordinarily a head injury patient would have to spend a few days in hospital recovering and having their progress monitored. I was out within a couple of hours.
The chances of my dying from a 9-foot fall and landing on my head were 60% - mostly the odds of my neck being broken and the oxygen supply to my brain being severed were what should have killed me, there was also a chance that my skull could have cracked and fragments of bone could have penetrated my brain. Then there is the odds of brain damage – surviving an accident like that is 40%, surviving without any sort of brain damage or long term side effect is very small. The impact alone was enough to be able to render my brain damaged, the blood loss from my head could have deadened nerves in my face and brain leaving me with memory loss or the inability to perform certain functions, the impact on my head could have crushed my cheekbones and also punctured my eyeball. But I’m fine.
The thing is, I didn’t even need stitches, just a few sterilised bandages over the cut and some facial swelling. The changes of me coming out of the incident totally fine, besides a small scar, are in the single figure percentages – not favourable odds for me.
Before the incident I thought life just ‘was’, but it changed my perspective of things entirely. We’re all here for a reason, our aim is to find out what.
Do you believe that there is a reason for your continued living? I do. Not because of some religious teachings or fanciful message from God, because I have had an experience that changed my thinking permanently. Almost a year ago, on the same day as my end of school prom, I climbed a gate to take a shortcut home with some friends. It was a fence I’d cut over plenty of times before without a hitch but this time I got my shoe caught and fell head first onto the concrete floor below. Unfortunately for me I wasn’t knocked unconscious but lay bleeding in a state of wretched agony, and I well and truly thought my number was up.
I was taken to hospital and had my head x-rayed, they thought that falling at least 9 feet I would have some damage to my skull – nothing. Ordinarily a head injury patient would have to spend a few days in hospital recovering and having their progress monitored. I was out within a couple of hours.
The chances of my dying from a 9-foot fall and landing on my head were 60% - mostly the odds of my neck being broken and the oxygen supply to my brain being severed were what should have killed me, there was also a chance that my skull could have cracked and fragments of bone could have penetrated my brain. Then there is the odds of brain damage – surviving an accident like that is 40%, surviving without any sort of brain damage or long term side effect is very small. The impact alone was enough to be able to render my brain damaged, the blood loss from my head could have deadened nerves in my face and brain leaving me with memory loss or the inability to perform certain functions, the impact on my head could have crushed my cheekbones and also punctured my eyeball. But I’m fine.
The thing is, I didn’t even need stitches, just a few sterilised bandages over the cut and some facial swelling. The changes of me coming out of the incident totally fine, besides a small scar, are in the single figure percentages – not favourable odds for me.
Before the incident I thought life just ‘was’, but it changed my perspective of things entirely. We’re all here for a reason, our aim is to find out what.
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Yep i'm with Edgy on this.
The more you push religion the more we will rebel against it.
The more you push religion the more we will rebel against it.
Oh Forest Fan, give the "God is the only way" crap a rest.
You've said your piece and once again have turned this into a thread about you.
I normally respect peoples beliefs, but I have no respect for you. You self righteous, good for nothing, non-intelligent worm.
You're only here for the attention.
Fine, you believe in God. You've said your piece on God in many many topics, then you turn one, specifically stating in a non-religious understanding, into another of your waffling on about how you're so great and we're all going to hell.
Do the words: "You're driving people away" mean anything to you?
Instead of getting your points across, you're turning people to the dark side. The members here will only tolerate so much, and you're pushing them to the limits.
As a Noteable, voted for because of my views and opinions, the way I express them, and that I was voted because people considered me as someone with intelligence on these forums, I am advising you to either take a break, or open your mind. Otherwise you're going to find yourself banned for your views, and I'm sure that is something both Special Reserve and yourself want to avoid.
You've said your piece and once again have turned this into a thread about you.
I normally respect peoples beliefs, but I have no respect for you. You self righteous, good for nothing, non-intelligent worm.
You're only here for the attention.
Fine, you believe in God. You've said your piece on God in many many topics, then you turn one, specifically stating in a non-religious understanding, into another of your waffling on about how you're so great and we're all going to hell.
Do the words: "You're driving people away" mean anything to you?
Instead of getting your points across, you're turning people to the dark side. The members here will only tolerate so much, and you're pushing them to the limits.
As a Noteable, voted for because of my views and opinions, the way I express them, and that I was voted because people considered me as someone with intelligence on these forums, I am advising you to either take a break, or open your mind. Otherwise you're going to find yourself banned for your views, and I'm sure that is something both Special Reserve and yourself want to avoid.
God Created the world and has revealed His views in the Bible. It is a book of views, morals, accounts, stories, parables and prophecies.
All roads probably do lead to God, but is God the Christian definition of God? You would obviously say yes. I, on the other hand would say 'I don't know'. I acknowledge there is a creative force in all things and that I should respect it, but I do not attach any fixed belief to it.
Most people say "all roads lead to God", Jesus tells us He is the only way.
You never know FF, perhaps one day you'll 'see' something more than your limited thought-processes to the Lord.
This is the problem I have with Christianity [and religion in general]: it wants to limit the 'spiritual dimension of self' to one set of beliefs. I don't reject any idea or notion of what might be 'truth'. For me, spirituality should be about 'openness', about 'possibilities', about 'potentialities not yet comprehended'.
A belief should only be a resting-place not a fixed dwelling-place.
This is the problem I have with Christianity [and religion in general]: it wants to limit the 'spiritual dimension of self' to one set of beliefs. I don't reject any idea or notion of what might be 'truth'. For me, spirituality should be about 'openness', about 'possibilities', about 'potentialities not yet comprehended'.
A belief should only be a resting-place not a fixed dwelling-place.
Our purpose in life is to serve the Lord. If we do that and except Him, you can carry out your purpose in life.
I wouldn't say we are all here 'for a reason' - I would say rather our goal in life is to uncover our true-self and not waste our time on being who we are not.
-Ug, that sounded like Jerry Springer on a good day.
-Ug, that sounded like Jerry Springer on a good day.
You know me SO well darling.
Just another thread, looking at fate.
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