"Even if you're a big fan of all the changes that have roiled through our society this year - I assume you're not, but for the sake of argument - well, even then it's been a long year. It's not just that a lot is happening - there's always a lot happening - it's that a lot is changing. And specifically changing in ways that are, well, let's be delicate and say the changes have been "challenging" rather than "debilitating" or "demoralizing" or "existential crisis inducing" or whatever."
"In that spirit, then, let's light a candle rather than curse the darkness. In times like these, the opening lines of the Gospel of John often come to mind (this is the NIV translation; sorry, KJV enthusiasts): In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made."
The year is characterized as unusually long and filled with significant, challenging changes across society. Changes are framed as "challenging" rather than "debilitating," "demoralizing," or "existential crisis inducing." A deliberate choice to light a candle rather than curse the darkness is proposed as a measured response to upheaval. The opening lines of the Gospel of John (NIV) are cited to present the Word as life and the light of all mankind, and to affirm that the light shines in darkness that has not overcome or understood it. The Greek term katelabev connects notions of seizing or consuming to deeper understanding and evokes Heinlein's concept of "grok."
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