Epic Beard Man
Bearded Philosopher
Last few weeks, well actually months, having to deal with the loss of not just one friend but two it began making me realize the frailty of human life. One of my friends was murdered, and the other died from a massive heart attack, I've began doing some of my own self-reflection. I'll admit I've questioned my own mind in the beliefs I've held teeter tottering between belief and agnosticism. Part of my reflection is the thought of working in the medical field where human frailty that leads to death can either be caused by the person, the environment, or just through the body giving up. I must admit after recently losing a friend of mine who made health changes due to his diabetes die from a massive heart attack I started thinking if I'm going to share the same fate and if so is it an accident, my destiny or by God's hand?
I have watched my own parents, decent human beings live only to suffer from cancer and die, while a regular drug addict who abuse their body and continue to abuse their body with no concern for getting help live and continue to live. I've asked the age old question to God "why them and not them?" Then the other part of me struggles with the scientific mindset that there are certain people born with certain genetic predispositions where their body is able to survive these kinds of abuse. Some of it is environmental. and some of it is just maintaining a healthy diet. Then I fall back into the understanding that maybe that is God's intent, then I fall into this line of thinking regarding myself and I ask "what is God's intent for me?"
Does anyone find themselves struggling with similar concerns?
I have watched my own parents, decent human beings live only to suffer from cancer and die, while a regular drug addict who abuse their body and continue to abuse their body with no concern for getting help live and continue to live. I've asked the age old question to God "why them and not them?" Then the other part of me struggles with the scientific mindset that there are certain people born with certain genetic predispositions where their body is able to survive these kinds of abuse. Some of it is environmental. and some of it is just maintaining a healthy diet. Then I fall back into the understanding that maybe that is God's intent, then I fall into this line of thinking regarding myself and I ask "what is God's intent for me?"
Does anyone find themselves struggling with similar concerns?