Strong Faith

[TMA_1]

One of my best friends, Robbie, has a grandma who is dying. They were extremely close, and she was like a mom in many ways to him. It is really hitting him hard, but I remember just a few days ago when his mom gave him the bad news he was on the verge of crying, but calmed down and told me that he knew the Lord wanted her to be with her husband who passed away about 15 years ago. He is a Latter Day Saint, and so if I remember right, life after this life is much more similar than what my theology believes. Anyways he said to me "God is so wonderful, he always gives". He had a smile on his face, and though he was obviously still sad and never tried to hide his grief, he said those words with complete and utter truth. Robbie is probably the most intelligent guy I know, never have met anybody more intelligent. He is witty, cool, and just a great friend. He also has a strong faith too.  He has been through a lot, and yet he still believes and that statement just really made me realize how hard life is, but how faith never dies as long as we dont let it. It seems that society places needs on God. The hypocricy is that so many will say that God is transcendant, and has no need to meddle in the affairs of man, and at the same time many of them will blame God for their problems. God does not need us, but in my belief he does love us in his way which is almost impossible to understand. So many people get fixed on the old superstitious "god", where you ask for things, and the god gives them to you, you do what god says, and you give to him.

What robbie said though shatters that. It isnt what God can do for us, but what we want to give to God out of deep awe and respect for his power. We want to be close to him, because he is so close to us, even if we do not understand this.

It just really touched me, and it makes me feel good that not all people lose faith so easily as people do now days.

[Acriku]

I contend that he had that potential for being happy about his grandma dying all along, it just happened to be his belief in God that brought it out. If he felt that strongly about the human race, and learned to accept death early on, he would have done the same without his belief. This says nothing about faith, but this does tells a whole lot about our nature.

[Caid Ivik]

My grandfather had a brain strike about 7 years ago and we can say he is slowly dying since then, without much pain (at least not visible), but with many both physical and psychical abilities. You cannot be sad in this case like when a great or loved person dies, in so long time you see it as life, not just an act. That guy was hyperactive before the strike: known architect, philosopher, strong opposer of communist reign, made some errors, but you wouldn't dare think about them in his state. Acceptance of death is irrelevant, when you have so bright example of other life's limits.

If we are to put God here, then here you have an example how to humble before Him, to accept that we are no gods. Not how to survive and yet preserve our thoughts.