Roller coaster

Luke 6
20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. 25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Verses 20,24 I think these are advice to people and absolutely not a conclusion. To the poor, its like their glass is empty so their capacity for learning is plenty while for the rich, this is a caution. With their inheritance, some do not need to study or work. As we said, the eye of the needle. But its up to the people to persevere, there are poor who are lazy and there are rich who are workaholic. Just as there are evil poor people and good rich people.

Verses 21,25 Hunger and being full and weep and laugh just tells us to cherish the good times and prepare for the bad times. Likewise we should appreciate our loved ones. Sometimes we forget to understand and be patient with them. Life is like a roller coaster.

Verses 22,23,26 When people criticize you, you become more guarded and more disciplined. That is why you will learn a lot. While if people flatter you all the time or they are lenient on you, you become overconfident and careless. That is a disservice to you and could become your downfall. Criticize and flatter people when deserving and at the right time. When the axe is dull, you need more effort to cut firewood while when axe is sharp there is lesser effort required.

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