Occasionally, the idea the life is a one-shot deal freaks me out. Essentially, no ones going to make it. In a totally naturalistic sense, no one is winning cause everyone’s gonna die. I suppose they’re the same thoughts Solomon was pondering when he penned Ecclesiastes.
People say life is about making mistakes. But that seems stupid, even for a non-Christian. The idea of mistakes implies a standard of correctness. If the standard of correctness were determined by a person’s intention in doing whatever it was they set out to do, then they’re whole life could be evaluated based on their success of that thing. As far as right and wrong are concerned, black and white would just be gray. But as far as success and failure are concerned, there couldn’t be sharper contrast.
But I think that’s what gets me.
No one is getting a second chance at this thing. Yet, everyone (including myself) really seems to embrace the idea that it doesn’t need to be done right. As if we’ll do it better the second time around. That seems to be a pretty big logic gap. It’s not like this is really a learning experience. What good is knowledge if it can’t ever be used?
