One thing I thought was really cool that I wanted to
share was how in life we are all searching for some type of belonging,
something that makes us feel whole and alive. To some that may look like having
the right soul mate. After having a strong desire for the opposite sex we tend
to believe this concept that once we get them everything will feel right and
all of our constant desires will go away. John Eldredge calls this the theory
of the “Golden Haired Girl” in his book, Wild
at Heart. We fall for this false truth that once we are able to get that
one thing we desire more than anything else we will feel content. Others may
see that as finding their fit on campus whether that is seeking a good group of
friends or even a fraternity or sorority. We start to think to ourselves that
if we just had a place to fit in, a community to call our own, everything else that
we want won’t matter as much anymore because we feel like we have a this sense
of belonging. We become so wrapped up in these “communities” that we let them
take over our identities and we start to find our identity in them. In John, Jesus says that “I am the way, the
truth, and the life” yet even then we still look passed that and strive for
something on this earth that can bring us a sensational feeling of life. Since
being in this class I’ve started to think that this desire we consistently possess
and are constantly searching for is part of our own spiritual journey that we
don’t even realize we’re chasing after until we achieve it. Until we finally
find this feeling of life that is everlasting and not just temporary. I can
personally say that in my spiritual journey I was blinded by so many earthly
desires until I finally realized what was true. In the film, Cold Fever, that is how Hirata’s
spiritual journey was. In fact, he didn’t even realize he had gone on a
spiritual journey until it was over. In addition, Dr. Redick once mentioned how
during the AT hike the students meet numerous people doing the actual AT hike
who give explanations to why they are partaking on the hike but never realize
they are actually on a spiritual journey. In life we truly are seeking
something greater than ourselves that can make us feel alive. In order to
attain that truth we go on a spiritual journey but do we ever realize we’re on
this pursuit, this spiritual journey, until afterwards?
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