Emailing China

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So, if you found the above blank space interesting, there's no way the following post will bore you, although I realise as I write this how drastically I draw attention to its insignificance by pointing out its insignificance, thus magnifying its significance a lot more than is warranted. There's an idea -- any time you feel small and insignificant, just talk about how small and insignificant you are for a while, and you'll soon feel better. I wonder if that works.

Anyway, all that said, I was just going to make a comment about emailing. I generally find it hard to be regular with emails. I like to write meaningful emails, and writing meaningful emails takes time, which I'm often under the (mis)conception of not-having. Obviously, the fact that I ever write any emails shows that I do have the time to email, so the excuse "I don't have time" is untrue. What it means, though, is that dedicating time to emailing will mean I won't have time for other things. But such is life.

So I've just spent the best part of an hour sending a bunch of emails to old friends in China (or friends who were in China when I was). Remarkably, providentially, two of these friends emailed me after I had thought of emailing them but before I actually had emailed them.

I don't know what lessons God has for each day... I think He has some. For example, I can see that emailing people, while time consuming, is worth it... especially if it's done with the intent of building a relationship that otherwise would not be built.

I'm going to go write some other stuff now.

Peace and zeal,
Phil