#Purpose

"The petty man wants to use God for himself; the ambitious man wants God to use him for God."

"Hello Poetry Needs Y'allz How empty the oceans would be were it only filled with orcas."

"It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something."

"Charity [10w] Contentment over your life is the best aphrodisiac for charity."

"Democracy, Really [10w] A democracy is free to replace one tyranny with another."

"Old People [10w] At the mere mention of death they gasp for breath."

"Boasting vs. Toasting [10w] + {Couplet} What many call boasting to my success I call toasting."

"Let Others Speak [10w] When others speak of your virtues they grow tenfold."

"Upgrading [10w] Promise them the worldto get the universe in return."

"Elegance in Simplicity [10w] The more complex the problem,the simpler the correct answer."

"The church is not a theological classroom. It is a conversion, confession, repentance, reconciliation, forgiveness and sanctification center, where flawed people place their faith in Christ, gather to know and love him better, and learn to love others as he designed."

"Committees [10w] A committee sits in a rectangle and talks in circles."

"What am I living for and what am I dying for are the same question."

"Melting Icicles Haiku Drip, drip, Drip, drip, Drip:Sounds of melting iciclesannouncing the Spring"

"To think what is true, to sense what is beautiful and to want what is good, hereby the spirit finds purpose of a life in reason."

"It makes me happier, more secure, to think that I do not have to plan and manage everything for myself, that I am only a sword made sharp to smite the unclean forces, an enchanted sword to cleave and disperse them.Grant, O Lord, that I may not break as I strike! Let me not fall from Thy hand!"

"Creation is bringing potential into being, bringing inspiration into action. Inspiration and action are nothing when they are apart. Inspiration feels like a great a wondrous thing, but if it is not manifested, it is as if it never existed. Likewise, action without inspiration has no purpose. It is only when they are together as one that they are truly something."

"When I think of existence, I cannot help but wonder, "What is life, anyway?"Where do I fit in the grand scheme of life? What is the point of it, anyway? Is this a test—and if so, am I passing it?"

"Say No to Drugs Commercials The image of an egg sizzling in a frying pan is not your brain on drugs.It's just a fucking omelet."

"Preachiness vs. Prose vs. Poetry A poem that says what it means is prose;if it means what it says it's a sermon.Leave the homiletics for the priestsprose for the journalistsand soulful resonancefor the poets."