Always Be Solving

Yes, there will always be problems.

But not everything has to be a problem. For one, today, I'm not fighting for survival. (I also don't discount that there are some even now who are doing just that. But before I categorize myself or too many with them, I write on.)

It seems that we as humans look for littlier and littlier things to solve. This enables us to make our lives better. It can also be taken to a negative excess.

For example, start with an example of an essential problem: We don't have water. Then we find it. Found it, but it's dirty. We filter it. Now the water is generally cheap, available and clean. But now, what about flouride? What about microplastics? And on.

Not saying those aren't issues. But they're increasingly small. (Yay!, right?) We were only able to turn time and energy to them after we solved the previous ones, which were more essential.

The Internet hashtag for this is #1stworldproblems.

How many ways can we eat the wrong thing -- from our grocery stores that are burgeoning with all kinds of food?

How many ways can we sleep wrong -- in a peaceful community that's quiet a night on a bed fit for a king?

How many ways can we see ourselves as a victim of circumstance -- in a time and place that allows us extensive opportunity and freedom?

And on.

Instead of continuing the anxious search for potential life- and dream-killers, we should breathe a sigh and look around in awe. We are grateful for the shoulders of progress that we're standing upon. We are grateful to our God and forebears for getting us this far.

Yes, we live in a fallen world. We call it mortal life. There will be serious downs, even in an age of so much good. Even the downs can be for our good. We have so much going for us. We have important Persons helping us.