Remember your Creator
in the days of your youth,
before the days of trouble come
and the years approach when you will say,
“I find no pleasure in them”—
I have to admit, I enjoy Ecclesiastes a lot and I like finding reasons to quote it every now and then.
I can name off the top of my head four popular songs I've heard lately that have the message (or directly say) "Live while you're young." From the first song I heard like this it struck me as a pretty shallow meaning for a song (I mean, I've heard much worse but it's still not too inspiring.) Being the analytical person that I am I eventually decided to think out why exactly it's shallow.
It's not that it's flat out a bad idea. You really shouldn't spend your whole childhood, teen years and young adulthood playing video games, reading books or watching TV (or whatever other useless things you had in mind. Sorry). But I'm pretty sure that's not the only thing these bands have in mind, considering they're some of the more secular artists I've heard. The problem is more their definition of living, usually partying and shallow relationships.
But if you have a correct definition of living then this is a wonderful sentiment. Live a life of Christ while you're young rather than putting off a serious relationship until you're older and ready to settle down.
It still needs a little adjustment though, these artists also all imply that you can only live while you're young, so you need to get it all done while you still can. A better strategy would probably be to learn how to live while you're young so that by the time you're ready to "settle down and mature" or whatever your plans are this living is already first nature (yes, first nature, not second nature) because I can honestly already say from my own experience that I just get more stubborn and harder to teach as I get older. Learn how to learn from your creator while you're young so that you can continue to learn when you're old.(er.)
And no, this post wasn't brought on by the whole turning twenty and decade thing, thank you for asking... ;)
But if you have a correct definition of living then this is a wonderful sentiment. Live a life of Christ while you're young rather than putting off a serious relationship until you're older and ready to settle down.
It still needs a little adjustment though, these artists also all imply that you can only live while you're young, so you need to get it all done while you still can. A better strategy would probably be to learn how to live while you're young so that by the time you're ready to "settle down and mature" or whatever your plans are this living is already first nature (yes, first nature, not second nature) because I can honestly already say from my own experience that I just get more stubborn and harder to teach as I get older. Learn how to learn from your creator while you're young so that you can continue to learn when you're old.(er.)
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By living according to your word.
And no, this post wasn't brought on by the whole turning twenty and decade thing, thank you for asking... ;)
