The following information can be found on CNN. The author of this article is Dan Merica. People have different ideas and beliefs of life and death. Some are aware of how short life could be, while others are not. A pastor by the name of Ed Dobson has ALS, which is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. ALS affects the nerve cells in the brain, as well as the spinal cord. Dobson was asked to quit being a pastor. By doing so, he has realized his purpose for living.
Dobson was emotionally hurt because he had not received calls after the day he had quit being a pastor. He claimed it was rough feeling unwanted, and it made a person question their purpose of living. However, he did not lose hope. Now that he has the time, his purpose for living is following Jesus. Till this day he is a very religious man and wants nothing more than to help others. Also, he said that some people in this world think that they are going to live forever, when in reality they are not. This could send a message to people to experience all that they want and do what they love, not necessarily what others expect from them.
Good job Naree! This was a great blog and I really enjoyed reading it. I think it is very sad that the regular church-goers would not even think to contact him especially since he is a pastor and he needs people to comfort him at that harsh time, but at the same time, I'm glad that he was able to have a realization through the experience that really did change his life. God job picking an intersting article!
ReplyDelete