Contemplating how to organize my blog, it became quickly apparent that I’m starting an adventure, a journey of discovery, not only for those that may be interested who I am, and what I stand for, but one that will also challenge me to reflect on my established views. Adventures require a certain amount of courage and courage exposes character.
Venturing out to uncover truth, including possible new revelations about oneself, produces an uneasy feeling. I doubt that I would have been able to muster the courage to start this blog, was it not for the confidence in my new life that was imparted to me when I accepted Christ as my Lord and Saviour.
Aha, some may say, one of those zealous Christians fools. To which I will reply, if that is your thinking, who’s fool are you? I am grateful that the answers to life’s origin, purpose and destiny have come to me from outside myself. We will talk more about that some another day.
Still living in this corrupt world, the old me will surely rear its head every once in a while, but it is my new life, not repaired or fixed, but new, that this blog is intended to flow out of.
I always loved adventure, and that lure has not left me yet. The saying “He who does nothing can do nothing wrong” has never been my motto, subsequently I have made my share of mistakes. If this blog exposes me to the risk of ridicule, so be it. Let the adventure begin😊
So, who am I?
The answer will vary significantly depending on who one would be asking.
There once was a man, who went out of his way to let people know in word and deeds who he was. His identity should have been unmistakable. However, when after years of introducing himself, of “pounding the pavement” so to speak, he asked “who do you think I am?”, the answers were quite diverse with only a few getting it right.
People process what they see and hear through minds shaped by their traditions, philosophies, ideology, and beliefs, this results in different “pictures”. This was true thousands of yeas ago and still applies today.
Only a few years ago, asking someone to describe who they thought they were, would have garnered predictable answers. Those relatively simple days are gone. We are now living in a new era, an era of total identity confusion, individually and as a human race.
So, who am I?
Well, I could start by writing my Lebenslauf. A report of my life going back to my parents and grandparents. In my youth, such a report was standard issue with job applications and so on. At the time, wanting to know all about the whole person that one was dealing with was considered reasonable. Nowadays, providing such a report would be considered more than strange, and requesting it offensive, if not illegal. Yes, society has changed and continues to do so.
So, who am I?
For starters, I am part of a group of people, that our “progressive” society has tagged as “white privileged males”. Over time, this blog will look at this label and try to separate fact and fable.
The purpose of this blog is not for me to tell you who I think I am, but for you, by occasionally visiting this blog, to draw your own conclusion. Who knows, you might even discover a few new things about yourself.
Until next time Horstt