Reality

The sooner we realize that the reality we claim is not really true reality but a faulty, short sighted interpretation of current events, the better off we will be.
It is so easy to think that we know things, that we understand things, that we have a good grasp of all that is good, right and beautiful, but really, when we step back and look at who we are, what we have experienced and what we have learned, we are all really quite pitiful.  As modern day Americans, we are terribly under educated and overly comfortable.  Everything is far too easy, too quick and shallow.  Anyone, with even a sliver of typical American credit, can have anything one desires. And we always want the trite, the simple, the easy and the instantly gratifying.
So what is reality?  I will suggest three.  One, Jesus Christ is sovereign over all creation.  Two, we are terribly consumed with, enamored by and involved in sin.  Three, we will die one day and will have to answer for everything we have said, done or thought.
These three things, if truly understood, will direct our lives in the right direction.
The sad part is, if we do this, everyone else will think that we are fools.