DWYL Vidcast - Week 1

Optional Info: DWYL blog on Worthiness

Seth Godin isn't a name you might be familiar with, but he's popular in marketing circles. He wrote a book called "Purple Cow" a couple of years ago that marketing people are gaga over. I read his blog on a regular basis.

DWYL staff member Lukas Naugle wrote a DWYL blog post based on some thoughts written by Godin.Click here to read Godin's original article.

Godin says, "I take so much for granted. Perhaps you do as well. To be here, in this moment, with these resources. To have not just our health but the knowledge and the tools and the infrastructure. What a waste."

Godin sounds a bit like King Solomon here. "I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind." Ecclesiastes 1:13-15

Next, click here to read Naugle's post based on Godin's thoughts.

Consider Naugle's questions in this post and how they fit into the search for a life that isn't wasted.

Changes

A visit to the blog site might be worth your while, just to explore.

I've changed the design to be a bit more user friendly, and I've added some links to online resources you might be interested in.

God bless your day.

The Beatles vs. Bob Dylan

In Chapter 1, Piper talks about the competing messages between two songs popular in the 1960s.

Here are the complete lyrics to the songs Piper mentioned in Chapter 1, if you are interested. In these two protest songs, Piper sees two competing worldviews, one touting subjectivity (truth is fluid and open to interpretation) and the other objectivity (truth is set, it exists independent of the individual).

What do you think of Piper's view on the messages behind these songs?

"Nowhere Man"

He's a real nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans
for nobody.

Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere Man, please listen,
You don't know what you're missing,
Nowhere Man, the world is at your command.

He's as blind as he can be,
Just sees what he wants to see,
Nowhere Man can you see me at all?
Doesn't have a point of view,
Knows not where he's going to,
Isn't he a bit like you and me?

Nowhere Man, don't worry,
Take your time, don't hurry,
Leave it all till somebody else
lend you a hand.

He's a real Nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans
for nobody.

"Blowin' in the Wind"

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

What can I expect from Chapter 1?

Some things you can expect from Chapter 1 in Don't Waste Your Life:

• The Great Fallacy of Postmodern Thought stems from this one phrase: "But what does it mean for me?"

• The Beatles vs. Bob Dylan

• What in the world is "quiddity"?