Who do I want to be...

This post comes from a conversation I was having with a couple of roommates of mine a little while back. (note: some of this is modified since enough time has passed that I can't remember the specifics)

The way things could be, or ought to be, or where we want to be, are all nonexistant states. Goal setting can be done, but only for the purpose of determining how to get there. As far as we are concerned, the here and now is all that actually exists. It is the only localle we can actually operate in. Who we are now, and what we do now is all that really exists. We can strive to become other than we are now, but we need to act as we wish to be.

It wasn't until more recently that I began to realize how much I needed to pay attention to this myself. The topic of discussion with the Bible study I'm in is starting to drive this home as well.

Something I need to take to heart...

It's about what we do. That is, as opposed to why we do what we do.
Especially for those of us who spend way too much time in the abstract.

Previously I have been of the opinion that why we do things is as much a determination on the morality of something as to what the action itself is.

I'm starting to modify my position on that.

I'd now have to say that primarily only applies when you're dealing with actions that would generally be considered "good."

If something is generally neutral, or stupid, the action itself is the issue.

Note: when I'm refering to action here, I'm using "action" in a broader sense. Action here would consist of not just deeds, but also what we say and what thoughts we hold. To caveat further, when referencing thought, I'm not really talking about fleeting thoughts that are held momentarily and then are dismissed. I'm generally refering to things that are mentally held onto. But then, thought is a lot harder to categorize in this way. But then, held thoughts and beliefs do have a way of coming out into the open via either word or deed, so as such shouldn't be a part of the larger discussion other than to briefly mention that they need to be controlled just as what we say and what we do also need control.