Many people would describe home as a warm and welcoming place providing an individual shelter and security. Especially, after a long vacation, we all start to seek the comfort of home. Although, home is not necessarily a materialistic object in which we reside in. Home is rather an unimaginable longing that our hearts begin to seek when we are living in a constant circle of dissatisfaction. As humans, we are wandering around in a world where we are constantly striving to fill a void mentally, physically and spiritually. This worldly and internal conflict has been occurring since the beginning of time. In today’s society we are allured with consumption. We possess a burning desire for wealth, health, and success. Generations are becoming more
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Lewis argued that there is a home for the hearts of Christians for “If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world” (Lewis). He builds the foundation of his argument by proclaiming if wealth, hierarchy and lust are not satisfying you, then maybe you are meant for a different purpose. On the other side of the coin, you have people in the world who declare their satisfaction is completely fulfilled through authority, entitlement, and self absorption. This declaration is not surprising considering “our narcissistic society encourages the veneration of entertainers by raising them to the status of cultural royalty” (Lewi). In a society where selfishness and entitlement is favored, it is challenging to let God take control. My position on this matter clearly stands, no matter what satisfies our desires in this world our hearts are always going to long for home in the “great kingdom of heaven”(“Matthew”). I am already somewhat knowledgeable in this field, thus my research strategy is simpler than it would be on a topic I knew nothing about. I also plan to tie in health with my argument, primarily by providing …show more content…
Accessed on March 3, 2018.
Lewis, C.S. “A quote from Mere Christianity.” Quote by C.S. Lewis: "If I find in myself desires which nothing in th...", www.goodreads.com/quotes/363092-if-i-find-in-myself-desires-which-nothing-in-this. Accessed on March 1, 2018.
“Matthew 5:17-20 - NIV Bible - "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law...” Bible Study Tools, www.biblestudytools.com/matthew/passage/?q=matthew%2B5%3A17-20.
Martinez-Lewi, Linda. “Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life.” Google Books, Penguin Books, 10 Jan. 2008, books.google.com/books?id=d6wLlaaw_WIC&pg=PT91&lpg=PT91&dq=corporate%2Bbillionaires%2Bnarcissistic&source=bl&ots=0qa9uEG043&sig=Suwbv6SUCZMy5XUcz0owMy6ppGU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwis6c6_m8zZAhVHHqwKHY5DBykQ6AEIbTAH#v=onepage&q=corporate%20 billionaires%20 narcissistic &f=false. Accessed on March 1,
Lewis argued that there is a home for the hearts of Christians for “If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world” (Lewis). He builds the foundation of his argument by proclaiming if wealth, hierarchy and lust are not satisfying you, then maybe you are meant for a different purpose. On the other side of the coin, you have people in the world who declare their satisfaction is completely fulfilled through authority, entitlement, and self absorption. This declaration is not surprising considering “our narcissistic society encourages the veneration of entertainers by raising them to the status of cultural royalty” (Lewi). In a society where selfishness and entitlement is favored, it is challenging to let God take control. My position on this matter clearly stands, no matter what satisfies our desires in this world our hearts are always going to long for home in the “great kingdom of heaven”(“Matthew”). I am already somewhat knowledgeable in this field, thus my research strategy is simpler than it would be on a topic I knew nothing about. I also plan to tie in health with my argument, primarily by providing …show more content…
Accessed on March 3, 2018.
Lewis, C.S. “A quote from Mere Christianity.” Quote by C.S. Lewis: "If I find in myself desires which nothing in th...", www.goodreads.com/quotes/363092-if-i-find-in-myself-desires-which-nothing-in-this. Accessed on March 1, 2018.
“Matthew 5:17-20 - NIV Bible - "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law...” Bible Study Tools, www.biblestudytools.com/matthew/passage/?q=matthew%2B5%3A17-20.
Martinez-Lewi, Linda. “Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life.” Google Books, Penguin Books, 10 Jan. 2008, books.google.com/books?id=d6wLlaaw_WIC&pg=PT91&lpg=PT91&dq=corporate%2Bbillionaires%2Bnarcissistic&source=bl&ots=0qa9uEG043&sig=Suwbv6SUCZMy5XUcz0owMy6ppGU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwis6c6_m8zZAhVHHqwKHY5DBykQ6AEIbTAH#v=onepage&q=corporate%20 billionaires%20 narcissistic &f=false. Accessed on March 1,