a breath of fresh air is rare

for those of you that don't know, i have been piecing together a masters degree for years now. too many if you ask me. i started a master of divinity and switched because it was too ministry focused and i choose not to associate right now with any church or denomination and i have my reasons and i think their good. so i moved to an M.A in Theology but this was still too subjective and narrow in perspective. so i have finally landed in an M.A. in Religious Studies program at Cal State Long Beach. So far its perfect for me: its objective, academic and i can concentrate it towards philosophy of religion with an aim towards future professorship. people always ask me why i'm studying this and i have always felt the explanation but had trouble putting it into words. then i stumbled across Daniel Dennetts new book "Breaking the Spell" and he said it perfectly. this is why i am studying religion and keep in mind that this qoute comes from a secular humanistic philosopher:

"It is high time that we subject religion as a global phenomenon to the most intensive multidisciplinary research we can muster, calling on the best minds on the planet. Why? Because religion is too important for us to remain ignorant about. It affects not just our social, political, and economic conflicts, but the very meanings we find in our lives. For many people, probably a majority of the people on earth, nothing matter more than religion. For this very reason, it is imperative that we learn as much as we can about it."

i really do crave significance in this life and i think its starting to rear its head. i'm gonna keep riding the wave.

look who's growing up and hating every minute of it

if you haven't noticed, its been awhile since my last post. but its not because i am giving up. the real reason is because i actually have to work for a living. i know people think working for starbucks is cool and hip and whatever, but its actually exhausting. i am just always tired now. that, and i have no internet access at work. which makes blogging extremely difficult. one of these days i'll get back in the swing of things, but thats not today. i think i have to be up at like 3:30am tomorow, so i'm off to not get enough sleep. and on it goes.