Monday, December 25, 2006

What makes us happy?

Life is about happy moments, like the gentlemen in the picture are having waiting for their Nintendo Wii to go on sale.

When I asked them for permission to take the picture, I could see apprehension in their eyes about me taking the picture. No one wants to be embarrassed, ever. I assured them that I was basically on their side in the excitement that they felt about their impending purchase.

Even in their happy moment lay a potential for embarrassment and negativity. It is possible to have good moments turn bad very quickly in this life, but not in the next. They will never go badly in heaven. There will be no embarrassment. No fear, when perfect love will cast out all fear outside of us and not just inside our hearts.

No fear. Like these guys are experiencing for a brief moment, and like we can access every moment through the holy spirit in us.