UFC on My Mind

I have only started watching clips of UFC this year. McGregor and the spotlight he is receiving was exciting to watch. I was thinking about picking up martial arts next year when I have more free time, perhaps learn a couple of moves.

A good friend suggested Jiu Jitsu, as he was deep into it, jokingly saying we should compete someday. I said “jokingly” not only because he has been at it for years, but also because he was much bigger than me.

In watching all the martial arts competitions, there always were tiers, weight divisions for competitors. I am sure there are those that can overcome height, weight and even reach simply by technique and agility, hence the great appraisal for McGregor when he became champion of two different weight divisions, but it was all to a certain extent.

I am not short in Korean standards, but simply average height. I wanted to be taller, even still, but God hasn’t quite shown me a way to get taller yet. I wanted to be bigger and faster, to be greater among people, but as a medical student, I knew I have passed that day and age of growth. No matter how strong I would get, there would be somebody bigger and faster than me to outdo me.

I guess I got a bit frustrated and even angry at God. Why did his beloved people sit at the end, watch all the others reign fury upon the world?

Well, they story of David and Goliath was precisely the answer to my question. God overcame such limits, such barriers for men. The seemingly impossible was done with the help of God. I cannot say I know all the backstory to such magnificent wonder God had shown, but just the fact that it has been done provides enough encouragement to a man like me. God does provide. He does help us overcome our seeming giants. 

Becoming than Being

It’s been a while since I had any goals, just slowly floating across to distant islands, simply waiting out the storm, the waves. My mind would come up with all kinds of wonders, perhaps seen only in dreams. As the clouds scattered, however, all my dreams became visible, only some miles away on the land afar. Though the current may push or pull, I sought to become than be. A dream in sight, a goal in mind, desire of the heart. 

The World as Will and Representation – Arthur Schopenhauer

“The cause of laughter in every case is simply the sudden perception of the incongruity between a concept and the real objects which have been thought through it in some relation, and laughter itself is just the expression of this incongruity…all laughter then is occasioned by a paradox…this, briefly stated, is the true explanation of the ludicrous.” 

Arthur Schopenhauer – The World as Will and Representation.

I often respond with laughter to situations that do not seem fitting. Tragedies, betrayals, even to news of death. It is not a crazed manic laughter, but more so a scoff. 

High expectations meeting reality, finding incongruity. 

On the other hand, however, a joyous laughter should be found in low expectations met with great reality. 

I'm still hoping to find that joyous laughter in being in the presence of God, the glory that could not have been possibly expected in this life. 

애증

왜 그런지 모르겠지만 자꾸 보게 됩니다.

그렇게 자주 싸웠고, 서로를 헐뜯었고,

이해할 수 없는 거대한 벽을 사이에 둔 마냥

서로의 다름 가운데 고통스러움을 매일 느꼈는데

그래도 자꾸 눈에 띄입니다. 눈에 계속해서 밟힙니다.

마음이 울리며 신경이 쓰이는게 너무나도 싫습니다.

이쁜 거 하나 없는 너이지만 괜히 한 번 더 보고 싶어지는

그런 이상한 하루.

Children of Men - Miracle Cease Fire

Children of Men (9/10) Movie CLIP - Miracle Cease Fire (2006) HD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBzWTIexszQ

I remember seeing this movie back in high school. That was 10 years ago. I was reluctant in the choice, but a good friend of mine suggested it and pretty much pulled me into the theaters. The movie was fantastic, but I remember complaining about the movie for not being as action-packed as expected. It did leave me to my thoughts for days.

10 years older now, I found much more meaning in the movie. The clip is probably one of the most powerful scenes I have seen in movies.

It is also interesting while depressing to see how the movie still shines a message necessary in this day and age.

Warmth

I see fire. I see a blazing fire burning deep inside of you, in your eyes especially. The passion for Christ burns and I admire that. But it seems to devour everything around you. All the flaws, the imperfections are target for criticism. Perhaps something need to be burned, but more people need protection than burning judgment. Maybe you only need just a little wood, enough to contain the fire, have it simmer to gently light up the place, providing warmth for comfort. Jesus did not come with a blazing sword, rather, a loving embrace.

What is Real?

“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12

“The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming—not the realities themselves.” Hebrews 10:1a

Sometimes, I feel like philosophy was simply a study on the systematic search for God. In this short video on Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, the narrator explains a concept of the real world versus the shown world.

Video on “What is Real? (Plato’s Allegory of the Cave) / 8-bit Philosophy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVDaSgyi3xE

It is quite interesting to see how many of the thoughts and questions delivered from famous philosophers are parallel to many of the verses in the Bible. The world that we see, according to the Bible, is simply a reflection, a mere shadow of what really is. This place is what is temporary. This is the so-called Beta phase. What is real shall be soon, the coming of His kingdom.

As to answer the question of the narrator in the video, yes, we will. We will soon lose our shackles of perception and truly see God in his throne.