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February 18, 2006
Dr G.
Dr. Guimon
In 2002 I went on a mission trip with my church to Uganda Africa. To read my journal of the trip see the "writings" section of my site. The missionary that we went to help was Dr. Guimon. If you read Briefly Put, you already know this. He died. Yesterday I had the privilege and honor to attend his funeral, the likes of which I have never been to before. It was befitting the man. Dr. Guimon was an awesome man. I have yet in my life to meet someone closer to God than Dr. G. While it was the best funeral I’ve ever been to, it was emotionally taxing. I miss him.
The most amazing part of his life to me is this: He had a Ph.D. in Nuclear Chemistry. He was helping NASA design nuclear weapons. For the life of me I really can’t think of a cooler job to have on this earth. But he gave it up to go be a missionary to Uganda, Africa. Amazing. His life radiated an intimate relationship with his Lord and Savior.
My good friend Jonathan was at his funeral too. This guy is an amazing guy. I noticed that, while grieving in his own way, he comforted others that were grieving as well. One day he’s going to be the best pastor ever. When I’m with this guy, and talk to him, and really talk about things that mean a lot to both of us, it’s really a blessing. I feel as if I could evangelize the whole world side by side with him.
Valentine’s Day
This should have been posted back on Valentine’s, but oh well. Here’s the thing. As I see it, there is not much of a reason for the holiday to exist. Think about it. Those that are happily married should express their love to one another in a variety of ways all year round. See the next paragraph for more on that. Those that aren’t married have no need for the holiday. So, as I see it, the only reason for the holiday to exist is so guys can have a definite deadline to propose.
Also, about love/relationships in general, I’ve been thinking. I believe I have hit on something really interesting in terms of relationships of men and women. Keep ‘em guessing. I’ll explain. If your wife... Wait, I guess I should say, I’m talking to guys here. I’m a guy, so my train of thought on this followed a guy’s train of thought. At least, I hope it did. So, if your wife is at home, you’re at work, you come home, give her a kiss, tell her “I love you”, you know, all the right things. Think about this. Your wife needs to be wondering in her mind, “let’s see, is he going to bring me flowers, or maybe, a new pair of shoes, or chocolates, or he’s going to surprise me and take me out to a nice dinner, etc, etc.” You see, her interest in you, and her love will be heightened by this process. Obviously bringing something home every day is not the idea. You don’t want her to get spoiled. You just want your love for her to be evident in how you treat her. The same line of thought applies in filmmaking. Audiences want to be kept guessing. Whodunit? How? Why? Etc, etc. I really think I’ve got something here, but maybe you think I’m way off base. Let me know by commenting.
Posted by Addison on February 18, 2006 08:17 PM
