The Reason

If someone came up to me and asked, "Do you believe everything happens for a reason?", I would say, "Yes, I do". You see, we live in a world where either life is reason or life is by chance. If it's by reason, then that means God has your life planned out in His hands. If it is by chance, that means there is no meaning to life, no purpose, no value, no respect. Life would simply be pointless. I figured, no matter how many mistakes a person has made, it all leads up to a reason. With every breath we breathe. With every step we take. With every word we think and with every thought we have, there is always a reason behind it. Of course, that reason may not show up until later on down the road. For example, say someone came up to you and said, "Did you know that there are 206 bones in the human body?" and you probably never knew that. Now, days, maybe months have passed and you still have that fact in your mind. Now, someone else comes up to you and asks, "Do you know how many bones are in the human body"? With the memory still tied in, you would say, "206". I'm sure that that person did not expect someone else to ask him that question, but he/she was prepared. That all happened because of reason. There's always a reason. When people escape death, there's a reason why. When good things or bad things happen to people, there's a reason why. Reason builds our relationship with others. Everything we do not only affects our lives, but others as well. I want you to imagine life as a movie script. A script is a book with characters, dialogue, actions, and storyline. Everything in a script is written out from start to finish. Just like us, our lives are also written out from start to finish. The director just happens to be God and we are His actors living by His script. No matter what we do, even if we think it's wrong, it's still going accordingly to our script. Just writing this blog entry affected my life instantaneously. I don't know what the reason is, but according to the script analogy, it has. Also, think about the butterfly effect. The idea is that a butterfly's wings could change the atmosphere altering a path of a tornado or even preventing a tornado in a certain location. But, if the butterfly had not flapped its wings, the system might have been different. Of course, the butterfly effect deals with chaos theory, which is a totally different blog entry. But think of the idea in terms of reason. So whenever we think we have lost, we have actually won, but not yet. Trust me, you'll be glad that some things didn't work out for you. Life cannot be without reason. Whether you believe in it or not, it surrounds every aspect of life.

The Greatest Adventure

Recently, I got the privilege of watching a very good movie, called "The Bucket List". The movie goes about two elderly men, played by Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, who only have six months to live before they 'kick the bucket'. They create a list of things that they want to see and do before they die. Morgan Freeman plays a very intelligent mechanic. He doesn't have much in his life, only his family, but is still very grateful. Jack Nicholson plays a lonely wealthy man. His only companion is his sarcastic servant, Thomas. The two characters are sitting on top of a tomb in Cairo, Egypt when Morgan Freeman asks Jack two questions. He asks him two questions that the Egyptians believe God will ask them when they die before entering Heaven. He asks him, Do you have joy in your life? And, Have you brought joy to others? Jacks characters couldn't think of anything to respond with. After watching the movie, it made me think of my own life. Do I have joy in my life? And, have I brought joy to others? I can answer those questions by saying, yes to both. I feel that I do have endless joy in my life. The joy is brought upon me from my family, friends, my talents, and especially God. I also believe that I have brought joy to others lives. Maybe not everyone, but I know for a fact that people have a sense of happiness when I'm around. I know when I'm loved and I know when I'm not loved by others.


Also, I thought about a day when I might die. I thought of two things:

1) I thought about all the people I have hurt in my life. I know I have hurt so many souls and I can never take those mistakes away. I try with all my heart to make things right when I mess up. I don't ever expect a friendship, but just the fact that they know how sorry I was. I know I'm going to hurt others down the road, I'm only human.

2) I thought about all the things I should have said to others. No one likes to die knowing that they have some unsaid words to let out. I always feel I could have said, "I love you" more to my family. Even if there's a girl that you love a lot. Just the fact that they know you love them can make all the difference in the world. Maybe I could have complimented people more. I feel I also could have done something better. I could have helped someone or could have done something to make someone elses life a little bit easier.


I know I have my whole life to fix my mistakes and be a better person, but my entire life could end tomorrow. I am prepared to meet God and spend all eternity with Him in Heaven. In fact, I always insist that God comes back today to take us all home. I know that everyday is another day for me to do God's will. And when God feels that I've done my part in this world, He will carry me home.


When I die, I don't want to go down as just a somebody. I want to be known as "Eric, the man who lived his life for others". I don't want to die and have some people be glad that I'm dead. For now, I will continue with my life and do the best I can to live it.