The Morbid Subject of Death...And Coffee on NCIS

Okay, so once again, I haven’t quite finished reading what we’re supposed to read. But what Pangloss says over and over, “that everything in the world is for the best,” has been making me think, and my thinking has turned into a semi-coherent blog post.

I started reading Candide on Friday afternoon, and I didn’t really know what I was going to write about. On Sunday morning though, my family got news that a very old friend of ours had passed away. She has two children and a grandchild, her son is a very good friend of mine. This meant, that Monday, Tuesday, and even today, have been spent reeling from the fact she’s gone. Earlier today, I realized that Pangloss’ statement was really bugging me in regards to this event; of course, I knew that Pangloss’ logic was skewed before anything happened.

It made me wonder, if everything in this world is really for the best, then why did she die so young? Why did her 18 year old son have to lose his mother? Why did she have to die on 9/11? Why did 9/11 have to happen? And, why did my mother have to find out, on her birthday, that ten years ago terrorists attacked this country, and that this year a very good friend had died? Now Romans 8:28 says, “And we know God causes all things to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.” Was this Voltaire’s point behind Pangloss’ statement? In class Dr. Olsen said that Voltaire was a Deist, so where did he get his inspiration? I don’t know that I’ll be able to figure that out, but I do know that this verse will bring me great comfort in the days to come. Especially since I know she was a Christian and that she is, right now, joining the angels in Heaven as they worship the Lord!

I know that, while this is going to be a very difficult time for her family and anyone who knew her, God will work through this event to make us stronger and more on fire for him. I don’t know if this is okay or not, but I’m going to ask anyway. Please pray for the family and friends for the next few days. Tonight is the memorial service and I know that tonight will be particularly hard for everyone.

Now, on a lighter note: I’ve recently been watching NCIS and Agent Gibbs always seems to have a cup of coffee in hand. After Tuesdays lecture, his cup of coffee makes me think of Voltaire’s habits of drinking 30 cups a day. Makes me wonder if Gibbs would be able to do his job so well without his coffee… I’ll have to think on that.

Thanks for reading my ramblings, and again, I hope they make sense.

Until next time,

Meghan

P.S. I commented on Amanda’s post.