Albert Einstein

Alright so i dont really know a lot about Albert's religious views and what not...but i did find some profound things in what he had to say.
"He to whom this emotion is stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead."
That is harsh stuff...but its true. Im pretty sure he was referring to the scientific side of things. However, from a general view point he is basically saying you better appreciate the world around you. A pastor at my church spoke on perspective recently. He said there are the people that have good ole basic cabel. and there are the people who have high def. The people with basic cabel are the people commonly reffered to as "Sunday morning Christians." The people with high def are those christians that are actively growing closer and stronger in their relationship with Christ. Basic cable people get basic the idea, know the stories somewhat, and see the surface stuff. High Def people get the deep ideas and feelings and see every splinter on the cross. Not to say that either person is better or more important, but there is a definite difference in the way basic cable people view the world around them and the way high def people view it.

"This illusion is a prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for only the few people nearest us."
This really spoke to me. I mean our world is huge. But to the individual our world is small. My world as of now is Sierra College...Roseville... Rocklin...Granite Bay(which isnt even a city btw haha)....My view of what the world is is so small and condensed. I want to expand my view...reach out to the world around me...help those in need...I dont want to live in the illusion that this is my world...Because the fact is that my world is so much bigger.