Dying is Easy, Living is Hard
If you are like me, you spend a good deal of your time wondering why life is so hard. Why does it always seem like there are so many problems? Why does my car always seem to break down at the exact point that I can least afford it? Why are relationships so hard? Why do others hurt me so often? Why doesn't the universe bend to my will?!?
It gets so bad sometimes that I just want to give up - throw in the towel and become a beachcomber somewhere. (Of course that would collide explosively with my desire to have regular showers, but oh well.) I was at that point the other day when I heard the quote: "Dying is easy, living is hard." For some reason, that struck me as very profound. We spend so much of our lives trying to make things easier, but the simple fact is: living is hard. I don't know why we expect it to be different - the Bible tells us that in this world we will have troubles. Yet we think we must be doing something wrong if our lives aren't the ease-filled grace that we expect.
Living is hard. And living in the calling and faith that God intends for you is impossible. Yes, impossible. Thankfully, God does the impossible (Matt. 19: 26). So chin up. Life is hard. You will run into troubles, but live like you mean it. Bite down and suck the marrow out of life. Do something radical. Don't give up. Follow God's path with every fiber and strain of your muscle. It's worth it.
posted by Ben Eggers at
1:24 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Ben,
first I have to say Im not religios so I leave that by side. Today I watched TV and exactly those words, turned up and it made me think again. Yes right again. Im a thoughtfull person too. And Im wondering if live is only complicated for people who spend to much time to think about it or as well as for everyone else.
I dont know. life is hard right and even I try as much as I can to deal with it there is another problem already waiting for me.
I moved from Germany to New Zealand
to see if there is a better life somewhere else. I dont think New Zealand is a better place. But being away from your family and friends kind of helped me to clear my mind to think about what I want
or what I expect out of life.
Maby the answer is simple.
What are all my expectations for when at the end of the line there will be no moment left to share it with other people.
I dont know. I better stop writing to clear my head.
Anyway if you are in NZ stop by and maby we can chat or play a song together. Im a musician too.
March 25, 2008 at 5:45 AM
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