Jesus - The Smartest Way to Build Your Life
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In this video, I talk about Jesus, the Bible (The Gospels in the New Testament), The Book of Matthew, priorities, attention, regret, time, virtue, success, and building your best life.
In The Book of Matthew, Jesus said, “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” So according to Jesus, the wise man builds his house on rock, while the fool builds his house on sand. And as you’ll see, to me, this is clearly a metaphor for the smartest way to build your life. What does it mean to build your life on rock instead of sand, and how do we do that? That’s what I’m gonna explore in this essay.
Let’s start at the beginning: what does it mean to build your life on rock instead of sand? Building your life on rock means that you’re building your life on a strong foundation, and if you build your life on a strong foundation, you won’t fall apart when hard times inevitably come. You’re able to survive and thrive in any tragedy. All the effort that you put into building your life won’t have been wasted, because your work stands the test of time. You’ll have this constant feeling of moving forward, and you won’t be regretful of how you spent your time. But building your life on sand means that you’re building your life on a shaky foundation, and if you build your life on a shaky foundation, you will fall apart when hard times inevitable comes. When tragedy strikes, you’ll find that much of the effort that you put into building your life has been a waste of time. You’ll feel frozen, or as if you’re moving backwards, and you’ll be regretful. You’ll say to yourself, “why did I waste my time on those things which don’t matter now?” or, ”why did I think those things were so important?” A lot of your time will have been spent in vain, and you’ll find yourself having to rebuild your life once more. So how do we get it right from the start? How do we build our life on rock instead of sand?
The life we build depends on how we spend our attention. Our attention is our most valuable resource, and it’s limited. So how do we decide how to spend it? How we spend our attention is determined by our priorities.And all priorities fall into one of two categories: time-dependent priorities and timeless priorities. So what does it mean, then, to build a house on rock? It means building a life where your highest priority is a timeless one.
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Timeless priorities I can think of: Learning (mentioned), curiosity, authenticity, gratitude, creativity
Humility
No self righteous
Loving
Praying
> Finding faith hopefully Peaceful (method and goal)
This is so good. I had a interpretation about its teaching that was similar to yours, but you've explained it much better.
To me, solid foundation would be the spirit (the world of ideias, like Plato says; the metaphiscs), because that dimension time can't touch. The weak foundation would be the material things (money, looks, assets), because what is material, in a paradoxal way, is more volatil than what is not, therefore time take it way. What i hadn't noticed is: what time can't take way it can't obstruct to exist. That's empowering.
Your view helped a lot. Thank you from heart!
God thank you so much, I really needed THIS. I will put THIS into practice.
This vid was really eye opening
What's another timeless priority?
Happiness
@@treeladder5338 hmm I guess gratitude is another good one
@@franskel9647 being present aswell
What would you want to leave your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-etc. grandchildren? If you don’t have children then what would you want to leave posterity as a whole? Plastic bags and contaminated water and an unbalanced climate system?? I hope not. But that should get your noggin going..
Jesus had a lot of good teachings that sadly get overlooked or warped into something malignant by people seeking power over others. I wish more people who consider themselves Christians would actually strive to live and behave as he did.
Amen! I wish that we didn’t have greed in the world! Greed sucks
Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who know of Jesus but don't follow Him. I also wish they would put their pride aside and put His teachings into practice. Peace.
@@MagusKali I think it’s sad that there are people in this world like that who believe in him who don’t follow him.
@@Gonzoweirdo1 The way I see it, they would follow Him if they believed Him.
Also he clearly stated that he is the ONLY way, truth, and life. Only person to get saved through. No other way
Jesus' message is that our timeless priority should be Love.
I would highly recommend anyone to read the Bible and see what it says. I guarantee your life will be transformed.
To learn and then to teach is also to love and to be radically honest. Easy stuff.
But you, salter of salt and lighter of candles, must also call out to the brethen: let us not ferment with hypocrisy, let us not ferment coveting power, fame, cash nor eternal youth. Just serve and chill, should be easy yet we cling.
Will we listen to our Master or keep seeding death?
@Gabrielle Parker can you point these verses out for me? I think i may have read a different translation than you, because I didn't see such.
However, i will tell you what I did see, i saw verses that advocated compassion toward others. I saw verses that encouraged humility (defined as viewing others as equal to yourself rather than below you, including slaves and women). Slavery and oppression of the gentler sex existed as a fact of life for most people throughout history, however thru the prompting of enlightened people who came into contact with a loving God, people began to question the oppressive institutions and saw a need to bring balance to the world by right action.
Let's take slavery for example, slave owners would treat their slaves like animals or worse and considered them to be scum and would force them to work Non-Stop with terrible living conditions. The Hebrew law implemented a day of rest for all including slaves and animals. It also implemented away for slaves to become free (considering that in most civilizations and cultures throughout history once a slave you were slave for life and even your children if you had any would be slaves).
But still I would like you to try to convince me of the veracity of your claim.
I'm not a close-minded bigot. I'm not going to beat you over the head with a Bible. I want an honest and open conversation with you.
@Gabrielle Parker it doesn't support anything. It's a historical document riddled with parables. It doesn't make any political statements.
@@MsAliwalker Especially the part where slaves are set free every 7 years?
29 years old, this just changed my life. Thank you.
Hey, so whats your plan?
I’m 29 also, 30 in almost a month. Peace and blessings to you on your journey. ♻️
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Didn't entirely change my life
But yes learnt something new
@@jinxabyss1484 you need 10 years for entirely change your life
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I cannot overstate how excited I am for these videos on exploring all the religions. Something that is on my list but its so good to get your condensed views on it. Too hype.
@@goodgoyim9459 ha ha ha. Nice one
@@goodgoyim9459 In the Middle Ages, there were also the teachings of Jesus in Europe, and the priesthoods of the church committed great crimes. The truth of all religions is one and that kindness, forgiveness and equalness of all human beings, whether white or black or poor or wealthy, but how to use and abuse these teachings depends on ourselves and changes over time
@@goodgoyim9459 i don't mean to fight or to start a religious war in such a good comments section, but bro cmon, eastern civilizations were literally studying and creating the foundations of maths , medicine, philosophy and astrology, when the "western civilization* didn't know what a shower is and believed that there are monsters in the darkness
Jesus didnt come down here to make us religious. religion doesnt get you into heaven anyway
@@pyramidhead138 I couldn't agree more, Finally someone who really understands it
God is timeless. Building a relationship with him is eternal and he should be the foundation of everything we do.
Amen !!
Facts. But who or what is God?
I tried to define him (it, her, them) and could not do so definitively.
The best I could come up with is, Love, married to Wisdom.
And even then, how do I define Love? As the all encompassing force which pervades all things. How do I define Wisdom? As the negation of all that is false or corrupt.
In other words and as simply as i can say it, God is: all that is, minus all that is not.
In other words, God is the only real reality.
My two cents, spend as you wish.
what a coincidence, just opened youtube and found this video uploaded like in 2 minutes lol - first time...
@@metruna I agree!! I love these :)
Same it's my first time too
To the *worthwhile person* seeing this, your dream is not dead. Don’t allow the past and current pains and hurts stop and define you. You’re more than a conqueror. Rise up and put yourself together. Keep pushing your future depends on it. I wish you all the best in life ❤️
I wish you the same ❤️
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Many thanks!!
The way enlightened people word advice is so much better than the avg advice. Thanks
Thank you!!
What are more more examples of timeless foundations besides learning? Also thought the examples were a bit stretched to try to show your point. What if the rich man had friends? Would he have been ok too? Cool vid.
God.
Love, honesty, creativity, maybe it sounds a bit abstract but the strongest foundation is grounded in the truth.
building a good life upon a timeless foundation resists the pull of worldly distractions, we’re less likely to be consumed by pain or pleasure and instead are absorbed in awareness
Please never stop what you doing. I thank God for your life, you are truly a gift for this generation.
How is learning a timeless priority? If you priorities learning in the field of business, then you invest time learning business, therfore its not a timeless priority
Don’t take things out of context from the Bible and put your own thoughts on them. Jesus was clear when He said that “whoever hears my words…” so in order to understand you have to read the Bible. I’m not saying that you’re wrong in what you said in the video but we always have to put God first and give our life to Him as He gave His life for our sake. When we put Jesus first in everything and surrender to Him and to the finished work that He did on the cross, that’s when out house is built on a rock foundation. Because Jesus is our rock
I have been reading through the comments looking for someone who had this realization. He is our rock because only through Him there is eternity and through ourselves and the world （sand）we perish.
you're 100% right about "Sand" being a Life built on Time.. and you're 100% Right about the woman who built her Life through relationships and a Job she Loves 👍 However, at the Core - Love is The Rock because the Bible says God is the Author & Creator of Love/ THE TRUE ROCK is in seeking Him 1st.. This is the Message of the Bible simply summarized in the two verses also found in Matthew 22:37-39.. Your video didn't mention the Infinitely Greatest Rock to Build your Life on 1st by pursuing His love & moved right to God's Second Command for Living on the Rock.. We Believe that's Absolutely Necessary for the 100% MOST Satisfied & Fulfilling Life! ! But All in ALL,, GREAT VIDEO & Glad to see you Sharing Biblical Truths most people are blind to - God Bless YOU! ! ! 🕊️
I have to say I believe you are correct, but I also believe that the video is saying exactly what you’re saying. I believe that by seeking God first, means that you follow your soul in all your endeavors. What do you believe it means to seek God first and what do you believe it looks like to have love as your rock?
Also remember, we are meant to seek god and yet not to wait for god to solve our problems and things, we must act on our own accord for he only helps those that help themselves
Exactly, don't run behind money, work with what you love and the money will come to you as a side effect.
My mom as Vietnamese said the same thing! WOW! I don’t know that Jesus said the same thing!
Sure but that strong foundation that Jesus refers to is building your foundation on the word of God
That strong foundation that Jesus refers to is building your foundation on the principles in the word of God.
"Acting arbitrarily without knowing principles is harmful." -Tao te Ching 16
Yes we all understand that but the point of the video is to help people understand his teachings from another perspective
Though there are good points in this video, it didn’t get the most valuable truth given by Jesus. The analogy of rock vs sand was about following Jesus’s teaching (living our lives obeying God) vs our own way. I agree with the point about time base value vs timeless value, but learning is not the ultimate goal. As Jesus said, knowledge will vanish away, but love is greatest. As much as I appreciate the viewpoint in this video, I have to say the understanding of Jesus’s teaching of life foundation is misleading.
Jesus: the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through Him. He has changed my life. I believe in his divinity as the Son of God. Try his teaching. They will not fail you.
I personality believe to this. Amen
I personality believe to this. Amen
The thing I think that is truly beautiful about the story of Jesus is that though he was the son of God and the only one Worthy of God's love, Jesus made himself lower than all so that we could be called the worthy children of the Most High God. He truly is the cornerstone upon which the foundation of my life may be built.
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
The beauty of this interpretation here is that christians will say the foundation is the word of god which is indeed a timeless priority. For the non religious, learning and a willingness to embrace uncertainty and your failures brings you a sense of power and comfort similiar but different than the power of faith in god. Two paths to the same form of enlightenment.
Yes because even without faith the teachings are a great help when it comes to lufe!
Jesus always said that external things won’t make us happy. It’s just a band-aid.
I don't know man, I think it's more complicated than this.
I thought about similar concepts, but personally called them Processes vs. Projects.
Processes(timeless) don't have a final, achievable goal, where Projects(time-dependent) obviously do.
Here's the problem I have with the explanation in the video:
Despite what is told there, I think timeless priorities can be bad and time-depended can be good. For example that guy who wanted lots of money also has a timeless priority: getting richer. Just as learning, you can do that all the time, it's your way of life. On the other hand, imagine that that rich guy after getting cancer decided to spend all the time and resources he has left on a time-dependent priority-creating some kind of a cancer-treatment foundation.
I'm trying to say that "sand" or "rock" priorities not necessarily defined by whether they are timeless or time-dependent. Actually, I believe you need to have both in your life.
Timeless priority can be Learning, but time-dependent can be Passing Exam or Writing a Book or anything. It's difficult to only have timeless, since it's more of a direction, it's vague. It's also bad to only have time-dependent or goals without understanding a bigger picture, since you'd be like a robot which goes from one checkpoint to another. But when you have both and when they make sense to you, then you know where and why you are going and that's what should eliminate any regrets when you the tragedy comes.
I agree about the balance between the timeless and time-dependent priorities. Nothing is black or white, we should follow a delicate balance in our lives.
I am in fact the tragedy lol
I’m not a Grammar Police but…you’ve got a missing link in your comment and that would also clarify the leftovers I did throw away a couple of nights earlier as I write to you right now after having had my growl a few many weeks ago..! 😊
thank you for your teaching of timeless priority! It has inspired me of more understanding of “God is Love”! Love is also a timeless priority and we can express it at anytime! I love your video!❤️
This is why anyone thinking about bringing a child into this world should already have built not only a strong foundation (monetarily, emotionally, spiritually) for their self but have also already built a separate foundation for each of their desired number of children they plan on having.
For me the foundation Jesus speaks is to build our lives based on what he teaches us. The more we focus/prioritize our attention on him putting his teachings into practice, .... the more our life will be better ...Jesus is the rock...Just do things and live life with Jesus. So even if we get cancer, learnings don't matter money don't matter ...what matters is how much we put the teachings of Jesus in our life. How miracles are true,
This is not about going to college FYI that is not learning at all. The point of the Teaching is about learning in LIFE --It will give you all you need to grow through acceptance of the challenges that WILL COME. Also cancer is a manifestation of lack of connection to truth in a fear based human, who lives in a fear a fear based society, that believes in the profitable medical Industry. The only dis-ease that is real is in the belief system of the human. the body does not attack itself the human mind does that occupies it--if unnoticed...
This is bad advice. Although you claim it isn't advice it really is, and you can see in the comments people are influenced by this. So that's why I must say, I used to think like this, but now I think it's foolish.
Isn't that convenient that Min's interest was in something useful? Most people are drawn to things like video games, gossip, fiction, or at best creative pursuits like art, sports, music, etc. In other words if you just follow learning what interests you, you will end up filled with useless knowledge and struggle to make money. You shouldn't assume all that money Tony has was useless on his death bed; money is a cushion for every kind of unfortunate event, period. And you also shouldn't assume both Min and Tony had money, whereas in reality you're more likely to have money if you make it your priority than if you just do what interests you and HOPE money comes as a side effect.
Lol he was right up until he started talking about learning being a timeless priority. It's funny how people take Christian principles and remove God from it. The timeless priority that is worth investing in is God.
Essentially, to live a fulfilling life, spend most of your time prioritising in this order:
1. Passion
2. Family (and close friends)
3. Other
is family a timeless foundation? I think a partner was considered time-dependent because it can be taken away in time. I prioritize family highly, but now I'm wondering if it is timeless or not
@@aKaJohnyy A better way to look at it that may fit the 'timeless' category more is cultivating valuable interpersonal relations. Family or close friends in particular may be time dependent, but striving to be a good friend and bring love to those around you where appreciated may be a better way to think about it :)
I would have to argue against passion. I was once very passionate about games and anime. Now I wish I had not spent too much time on those.
@@auliaaliyev4759 passion can also be a life purpose or career. Maybe entertainment had a role and you learned more about yourself, whether it's apparent now or later. See it all as learning.
Will we listen to our Master or keep seeding death?
your interpretation of jesus’ message is both motivating and validating. thank you❤️❤️❤️
thank you for your super thanks, it means a lot to me
@@FreedominThought 🥰
Beautiful, Jesus our king our brother wisest teacher ever, thank you for this awesome video i am so happy 😀
You truly inspire me. This was such a great video that the words would never do justice. This channel is becoming my favourite one on RUclips. ❣
It's a seldom skill to present a life lesson out of the Bible without connecting it to religion itself and the systems of Christianity. Very nice👌
I just wanted to leave a message for you somewhere that this whole channel has almost single-handedly turned my life around. Thank you so, so much for all of these videos.
For some reason I'm feeling better for the second time now after watching a vid and something is shifting. Thank you very much.
I will watch this ten times more so that i could digest this great wisdom!!
Thank you for this message it gives me hope. I will continue to have faith in Jesus! I have been struggling financially and mentally because I lost my job as a social worker because I declined the vaccine. I declined due to my pre existing health conditions heart disease and lupus. I’m on a ton of medications already warfarin and blood thinners. Living with lupus is challenging I’m in constant pain. I was denied my medical/religious exemption from Forsyth hospital. Since losing my job I’ve been struggling to provide for my two children. I’m so overwhelmed because both of my boys are autistic. So they require a lot out of me. My husband passed away three years ago so I’m all alone. I’m so down and depressed over my circumstances. I have been called horrible names and mocked because of my situation. I was even accused of lying by christians which really hurt my heart. Every month is a struggle and I’m in fear of being homeless. But I have so much faith that God will provide for me and my children.
I will pray for you. Keep hope, it only takes one good day until your circumstances turn around and you find that new job or person who can help. Keep faith 😊
I’m sure you’ll find help or you’ll step up beyond what you think you’re capable of handling. Don’t give god or jesus credit when it was YOUR doing. Don’t give someone else the power to make your life great. Even a religious figure. Much peace and love to you. There’s tons of resources for respectful and mindful autism parenting. I hope you research and find it.
@@maybelikealittlebit we did not create ourselves. And we did not come from monkeys. We were created by God. God is the creator. When good and bad happen, I give him thanks. Just because you don't believe in him, doesn't mean others don't and you can't change ppls mind bc of your unbelief. That's on you.
Though you suffer you offer hope with these words. 🫂
U GOT THIS
This is deeep..... Excellent! Bible is preached like 2000+yrs....yet it gets deeper with every new person trying to explain their view
Some more examples of timeless I think are: creation, peace, mindfulness, exploration.
Another great vid, I hope these are still around when I'm raising children
I'm in despair. He forgot to say God/Jesus is our rock and foundation. Like I honestly became very sad and disheartened to hear that "learning" took the place of God.
If people would reply to this that God is not the rock, then I really dunno what to say.
I still hope everyone would find their main foundation in God. Like I legitimately want you all to experience the greatest and most perfect love and security that comes from only God.
Yeah I guess I’m one of the few who didn’t entirely agree with your interpretation. Mostly the examples given were kind of ehh… to each there own. You didn’t say how he made his money, if he found fulfillment in charity, etc etc. Felt you just demonized material gain , which again, to each their own. Rather die rich and alone than surrounded by people who pity me and nothing material to pass on to my bloodline. Cancer is cancer, and who’s to say we all don’t take a few regrets to the grave or deny those regrets knowing we’ll die so it didn’t matter regardless. Absurdism and nihilism are perspectives many do accept with peace.
The only difference between Tony and Min is that Min wasn't succumbed with Regret. It's Obvious Tony cared about having friends and family and he neglected that desire.
If Tony was proud of his advancement and content he wouldn't have felt so regrettful and maybe died a happy man.
Also, an even more timeless priority is devotion to God, which was not said and I'll deduce both lacked. Michaelangelo outlived all his friends and relatives but died a very proud and content man because of the work he accomplished.
House on a rock: means living with awareness
House on sand: means living with conceptual thinking (flow of thoughts )
: Always there should be gaps between two thoughts because peace exists in that gap ❤️❤️
What do you mean by "between"?
Space between two thoughts
@@kishoreallanki5701 what is that space like, I guess awareness? How do you get to that place that is free of thought?
@@lilredninjaswiss7806 u have to be aware of your mental noise
I love all your videos including this one but I think you are very wrong. the Timeless priority as you call it, is spirituality and nothing else. there's no doubt that you can find enjoyment in learning or helping others or whatever but what Jesus was talking about was your connection to him and God and there is no alternative to that. I don't consider myself an expert on the Bible or Christianity but I don't see how you could read the entire Book of Matthew come to any other conclusion.
Call me different..... But I find it selfish for someone to lead a life to build relationships with the purpose (even if indirectly) to have someone inconvenienced to care for them in their final days. Like someone that have kids with the hopes that their child or children will one day care for them in their old age. That should never be the goal and is so selfish. You've lived your life, how ever you chose...... Let them live theirs......
My takeaway: Don't hesitate to spend money on experiences that will fulfill your life
This is a awesome subject for a vídeo, view the wisdom of the wisest man on the history of the earth.
To that i want to add that this speech of Jesús is know as the Sermón on the mount, and goes from chapter 5 of Mathew to chapter 8 when he Downs the mount. And in all that chapters he says TONS of wisdom for life and ended al the speech with the words of this vídeo, if You Lost en what he says in all the Sermón and You doit, You are going to be like a wise man...
It's speech full of wisdom i invited You to read it.
sorry for maybe some mistake i'm not a native. But i hope than that don't affect the message. Have a good time and love to You all. ❤
I tapped this by mistake, didn't even want to watch it but it changed my mood.Plz keep giving out more❤️
I can't help but think that the author has never been through a loved one dying of stage 4 cancer. These examples are so facile, they're borderline insulting to those who have.
Yes that may be true but when you're almost dying what question would you ask?
@@jasonverdusco4838 "are my affairs in order so I don't become a burden to my family after death?"
For a channel that prides itself on providing practical philosophy, worrying about who is there to hold your hand as you flutter out of existence sure seems out of place.
I’m confused as to the correlation ? Can you explain more
你的说法有误。
第一，时间只是人们在主观（感觉视觉）上一种自然生发的秩序依赖，你得到或失去某样东西，只是宇宙中一连串偶然事件中的一点水滴，你的得失并不是被某物赋予也不是被某物剥夺。
第二，托尼与 miin都得了癌症四期，这些也都是宇宙偶然事件，癌症是中性的，它不偏不倚，正如庄子说的“天地不仁，以万物为刍狗”。不管他们二人生前如何看待生活如何看待得失如何看待癌症，他们的价值都是一样的，他们的生命只是宇宙这整体生命的一部分，他们的降生和死亡并不是表面上的开始与结束，而是他们也不曾生也不曾死，他们只是宇宙生命的一朵浪花。
There are a lot of wisdom in this video, but there are also a program against of money. Do you also see this 'moral' that the one who want to make a lot of money can't be happy? I don't agree, there are so many people in the world who make really a lot of money and are happy at the same time.
Entrepreneurship and stable corporate job can happen at the same time too! Working on that side hustle/startup while still holding on to a 9 to 5 corporate job
Do the work which you like, doesn't matter if it pays a bit less. Don't do that which you hate, even if it pays you more.
i'm building my life on metal, to have time based priority and timeless priority at the same time, i'm never falling apart when it comes to money, relationships, hobbies and happiness, even if i died, and as i gain money, i shall enjoy all i do to get it, and at the same time, doing what i like, and spending time with friends.
What if our curiosity is making us more isolated from others. What if we learn to see absurdity in day to day things that people who stopped learning do. What if learning makes us more unfit in the society?
Great vid! While I agree learning is one of the most timeless endeavors you can pour yourself into, Jesus' analogy of the rock vs sand was about following his teaching vs our whims.
His teachings ultimately are about love and truth. They are the eternals, the characteristics of God that will be a rock to build your life on. Knowledge (through learning) can come and go, but love's reverberations will echo through human existence.
Well said.
Insightful interpretation and parables, especially based upon the important "when rain comes down" theme. Many people live their lives within "if these sunny days continue indefinitely" mindset.
You know, Tony has money for expensive medicine and he can book nurses to carry him, or others
This bible bending is not a good idea. Jesus means a lot to many. Be careful.
It's funny how you take Jesus out of His on teachings. Apart from that it was pretty good 👍 He is the Rock
This is a nice sentiment butJoseph Stalin died alone and I'm 100% sure he didn't care. Sometimes people just don't care about other people and they are perfectly fine.
With that being said taking into consideration that generally the people that don't like other people generally are bitter and grumpy
As a 22 year old young adult I. South Africa, this channel guided me through my philosophical life during the lowest point in my life in 2019 and then on..I'm euphoric to express that I found God during December 2021 and I joined this intimate church called Doxa Deo. Their philosophy on life really changed my life for the best. God works in mysterious and I'm grateful to every lesson and person I've had. Thank you❤️
Here take this ❤. From a 24 old adult from South Africa.
There was a Webtoon I read called "The Golden Spoon" where a kid finds a golden spoon who allows him to switch lives with a rich kid. Even though he ended up with all the money in the world and managed to help his previous family, he regrets not being with his family as much as his friend who he swapped lives with, since money was first in his book
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Using time to compare the two types of priorities is so helpful for me. Absolute game-changer. Thank you.
Jesus said specifically that “I am the rock”
Thank you lord jesus for giving me freedom of thought. Love you😁
Can you please give some more examples of Timeless priorities?
Be proud to say:I'm always changing who I was yesterday is gone.
Good video on the topic of priority. There's a disagreement on the topic of money. Let's say a person is financially free at very early age, then he/she can chase their curiosity in multiple domains. They don't have to work for money. In today's age knowledge can be found easily on internet so finding a good quality source wouldn't be hard rather being in financial free at very early age is harder. This is just my opinion, any disagreements are most welcomed
Thank you
God Bless you for making these wonderful videos, synthesizing the timeless wisdom of the world.
Actually hes twisting the word, which is even worse than not mentioning it. Jesus said the best foundation is to treat others like youd like to be treated
I think it was a very straigth forward approach. It was a very good thought, thank you!
I build my house on water. 😢
great video and very true , i’m 48 subscribers away from going live let’s go!
What a luxury that Min didn’t ever have to care about money.
You only name 'learning' as a timeless priority, what are other timeless priorities?
Jesus Christ
I don't know if you are a believer or not, but you have a better grasp and understanding of Jesus then most Christians.
I think a combination of time independent and time dependent master priority is better. Since it makes it easier to shift your master priority when your interest change. Further, time dependent priorities will often yield more real life power while time independet gives you more metaphysical power. A combination of both is important and one way to summarize this is as follows:
You should be able to re achieve your time independent priorites through your time independent priorities if that time dependent priorities were to be taken a way at a moments notice.
For example, people in buisness who have crawled their way to success always say that even if they had nothing they would be able to get back to their same position given a finite time limit.
My point is, both are powerful, both are important. Altough time independent is more profound, you will need both to be able to impact the world.
I wonder whether there is just one timeless ground to build your life on , i.e. Learning. I would like to know if there are more,,,,, or .... all other such timeless priorities can be one or another form of Learning ................
Like to learn more ..
I’ve been doing this slowly and surely. I greatly value my life around learning and understanding the world around me
I don't know how to thank you but Thank You!...
This video just changed my life
Now I am more better :)
The rock is Christ 1 Corinthians 10:4 KJV
And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
If both have their lives end at the grave and they have no eternal life then both their lives are not timeless
Hebrews 1:10-12 KJV
And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: [11] They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; [12] And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
What i understand :
The best foundation is Jesus. We put our interest, goal or whatever in Jesus. Our priority is Jesus in our entire life. So that our life can be changed and we can get a new life in Jesus Christ
And for sure, our priority is not worldly things
Bcs when we die, it's not that important. The important thing is, where will we go? Hell or heaven?
Nb: sorry for my bad english
thank you, for you have given me new two sights to build my future in my 20s❤️ Can't wait to see another video
I thought I was seeing things when I saw the title mixed with the channel name. Such a strong start, but it ended up as some cheap appropriation of the Christian message, rather than following through on the teachings of the Gospel. If you are being intellectually honest and consistent with the message of Jesus, the only truly secure foundation is God. Quoting the scripture in isolation and twisting its meaning to fit whatever you want is disingenuous at worst or half-assed at best.
Let me see. This means that a solid foundation for life would be to have as highest priority the process of achiving something rather than the act of achiving it? You could work for a 'perfect' life but you can always lose the things you care about the most. So, if your priority is to work for a better life despite your current status, you will always live according to that priority and you will endure the tragedys of life (and what you do will depend on what you think is 'a good life'). 'Learning' rather than 'knowledge', 'improving' rather than 'getting some result'. Is that so? Sames goes for 'avoiding pain' as highest priority, because pain is inevitabe in life.
I guess priority changes and can be complemented. In the example given I see that for her it wasn't just learning, she probably also had as priority things like caring and helping others.
Also someone could choose 'feeling pleasure' as highest prioriy because you can feel pleasure quicker than learning. Pleasure can be obtained fast but one can develop tolerance really quick too, needing always more to feel the same pleasure. So, I would add that we should put things that doesn't require time as highest priority but also that doesn't ware over time.
Thanks for the videos
I don't understand how you can build your life on a "foundation of learning" (or the other timeless priorities).
I definitely understand the sand vs rock example but it's not clear to me why learning or gratitude is "rock". It's clear that time dependent priorities are "sand" though because they are not permanent. I think I'm having trouble with the concept of a "foundation" which is a solid material thing, being used to describe a non-solid, non-material thing (like "Learning").
I think becoming aware of your priorities and where you are focusing your attention, that's big (for me). The rest seems a little to ethereal for me to grab on to. But by noticing the reason your attention is focused on something, that's revealing.
Understanding this is the key to wisdom. Love/care/attend to most what is eternal, truth, God, the highest possible value, whatever you want to call it. Eternal truths > contingent truths. And keep your mind, and thereby your life, structured in this way.
I’m not a Christian and will never subscribe to the faith for my own personal reasons but you my friends have something special. I was skeptical to click on the video because it said Jesus but your take on philosophy and exploring ideas made me give in. Great video
This guy is very intelligent
While I think you are correct in deciphering the concept of the passage, you didn't discover the point of it that I believe Jesus was getting to. God and Jesus who is God's son and therefore also God is referred to many times throughout the bible as the rock or foundation of the ages. God is the rock that we should build our foundation on. If you put God first then everything else will be added to you. Knowledge, character, love, faithfulness. Its because by having a relationship with Jesus his divine character and nature is imparted to us and our divine nature is restored gradually. Learning by itself will only get you so far but Gods love and faith can move mountains.
What else are examples of timeless priorities?
Yes!! Now on to the task at hand for the yeast: love and be radically honest. Easy stuff.
But you, salter of salt and lighter of candles, must also call out to the brethen: let us not ferment with hypocrisy, let us not ferment coveting power, fame, cash nor eternal youth. Just serve and chill, should be easy yet we cling.
Will we listen to our Master or keep seeding death?
You have it backwards. Fools are always leading but never coming into knowledge. Much study wearies the mind. Both in the Bible.
Great video! I think understanding Jesus values and understanding him as a philosopher, instead of just putting them at a religious perspective is the best way to put his teachings into practice.
you've made me cry in the middle of my breakfast... i'm looking forward to die amongst my friends and hopefully family. i already do some timeless things, now i am more sure of my path. thank you
Moving forwards and backwards at the same time is also possible, by staying stagnant at the exact spot that I’m currently on!
Welcome home brother