iChef Journal [6.22.2001 Friday] I went to hang out with Kagba today. Man, it's kind of crazy how people are moving away, and things are ending. But, yeah, we went to Ralph's (grocery store) to grab some sandwiches and we headed to the beach (La Jolla Shores). Man, it was kind of a hot day so the beach was packed and we ended up sitting at a picnic table at the grass area. We started talking about stuff: how we were doing, how things have and are changing in terms of people moving on and making decisions, how God has been good to us. Well, to backtrack, when we were driving to Shores, we saw the blind student crossing the street. He had one of those sticks to feel out where he was going on the sidewalk. It was amazing to see him move cross the busy street without seeing. We kind of started to talk about how amazing and tough it would be to be blind. We kind of agreed that we would be both have a tough time being blind, and also that it would be even harder if we did have sight and it was taken away from us. In some ways, thinking about the (possible) struggles of the blind gentleman reminded me of winter quarter, when I struggled a lot with my injuries and stuff. Just how it was really tough to believe that there was purpose behind tough situations. So back to the beach, we started talking about career / school related stuff. I started to think about the blind gentleman, and how his world is different than mine. And I realized that all that I do: Computer art stuff, design, visual stuff, whatever, is kind of nothing in the life of the blind guy. To him, what I know, what I've learned, what I've put invested my time and energy in kind of means nothing to him because he can't see. And I realized that stuff like school, art, design, are temporal. Not that my knowledge or passions are worthless, because I think there's a lot of worth in these things. Temporal meaning that even things that are so esteemed (education , knowledge ) are still just things, and it makes me kind of take a step back in terms of thinking of life. I'm not too sure where this thought was leading me. If anything, it was a good way to put life into a better perspective. Kagba's been my discipler / mentor for the the past 2+ years. Man, I've learned so much from just hanging out with him. What it means to be a friend. What it means to trust in God. How to pray. How to love. It makes me smile when I think of him and our times together. I just praise God for providing for me in this way. And... Thanks Kagba. ___________________________________________ | previous | journal (i need a good name) | next |