The Meaning of Life

 

“Anyone who loves his life loses it; anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” John 12:25

This was in the gospel reading for last Sunday. It puts paid, in one verse, to the “happy happy joy joy” Hallmark Cards perverted mock Christianity. Life in this world is not about happiness. This world is, as Keats said, the vale of soulmaking.

It is impossible in this world to be intelligent, good, and happy. You can, at best, choose two.