Snatching a few minutes from my day to post before Bio lab in 22 minutes, I happened to think. Most people think all the time, so this was not too strange. I only register the event, however, when I actually think of something that strikes me as unusual. This was one such occasion.

I happened to think, what would it be like if you could just walk 'round a corner and be in another world. Perhaps it could be a corner not even in this world, but in the other, so that you wouldn't know you had walked 'round it until you emerged in the other place. That would be an awesome story idea. I think I'll have to write it some time.

Today has been a beautiful day. The air is soft, and hazy with sunlight filtered through a thin layer of cirrus. People are mowing the dandelion fields around campus, which makes a nice, homey buzz. In Philosophy, we've been discussing Kierkegaard, whom I like.

Yes. Kierkegaard says some good things. For those who don't know, he coined the term "leap of faith," in talking about Abraham and the command from God to sacrifice Isaac. The "leap" involved the absurd conclusion, unable to be derived by human reason, that, since God had previously promised generations through Isaac, He would reconcile that promise with the current command and create the absolute best solution. It is really quite an amazing tale, and I appreciate the opportunity to examine it in such detail.

It strikes me that we operate on the absurd daily, just by going about our daily business when, at any moment, we could die from any number of things. People do. Why not us? Actually, I suppose there are three different ways of dealing. We can (1) hedonistically live for the pleasure of the day, (2) resign ourselves and live for others, or (3) embrace God and trust that we will have pleasure even in our utter resignation of self.

Wow. I could write another essay, if I had the time. I already turned in my second and last essay for Philosophy, however.  ¶ 1:08 PM