| What I see happening is that humans are becoming more arrogant. They don't want a god over their destiny: they want to be gods over their own destinies. Faith is out of fashion because it doesn't fuel our narcissism enough. Bowing down would cramp one's style. People take what they want out of life and everyone else can just go to Hell for all I care. Marriages are made and broken because people consistently seek out the "perfect" mate, and yet take not one iota of time to try to make themselves a better mate in turn. People try to make as much money as humanly possible so that they can say that they are masters of their own fates. They seek out miracle pills that will prolong their lives as they shake their fists at death. Futile. That's all there is to these people's lives: futility. And the world is worse off for them.
Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. -- Song 8:6 |