Original Sin

I'm seeing a pattern here. My rear doesn't hit this chair until around 9:00 every night. Oh well, this is a great way to end my day. So, I got a few comments on the previous entry about "Edmond". The consensus seems to be that this is obviously a flick about pride & that original of all sins...selfishness. I'm reminded of the story in Ecclesiastes chapter 2.

1-3 I said to myself, "Let's go for it—experiment with pleasure, have a good time!"

But there was nothing to it, nothing but smoke. What do I think of the fun-filled life? Insane! Inane!

My verdict on the pursuit of happiness? Who needs it? With the help of a bottle of wine and all the wisdom

I could muster, I tried my level best to penetrate the absurdity of life. I wanted to get a handle on anything useful we mortals might do during the years we spend on this earth. I Never Said No to Myself

4-8 Oh, I did great things: built houses, planted vineyards, designed gardens and parks and planted a variety of fruit trees in them, made pools of water to irrigate the groves of trees. I bought slaves, male and female, who had children, giving me even more slaves; then I acquired large herds and flocks, larger than any before me in Jerusalem. I piled up silver and gold, loot from kings and kingdoms. I gathered a chorus of singers to entertain me with song, and—most exquisite of all pleasures—voluptuous maidens for my bed.

9-10 Oh, how I prospered! I left all my predecessors in Jerusalem far behind, left them behind in the dust.

What's more, I kept a clear head through it all. Everything I wanted I took—I never said no to myself.

I gave in to every impulse, held back nothing. I sucked the marrow of pleasure out of every task—

my reward to myself for a hard day's work! I Hate Life.

11 Then I took a good look at everything I'd done, looked at all the sweat and hard work.

But when I looked, I saw nothing but smoke. Smoke and spitting into the wind.

There was nothing to any of it. Nothing. (The Message)

So, as you can see, the story of Edmond has been around for a while. What about that quote from the trailer? Wow, I'm really wrestling with this one. Are we bold enough to question His power? On the other hand, I do believe that "all things are possible" through God, and it would be nice if everyone were a bit nicer to each other. Isn't it great to chew on stuff like this! THANK YOU LORD for your word that brings us back to the answers...THE TRUTH!

Here's another one. Towards the end of the trailer, Edmond poses the question:

"Do you think there's a hell? Do you think we're there?"

To me the answer is obvious (I'm not assuming that it is to everyone), but let's get to the root of the emotions here.

Backatcha.