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Eventually…
The word is an interesting one. It can have both a positive as well as a negative connotation. In one sense eventually is a signal for anticipation because something is going to happen but hasn’t happened yet. We wonder ‘when is this going to happen?’ and look forward to it. It is in this sense that we as Christians await the second coming of Christ as we celebrate advent and take on the experience of ‘waiting.’
Eventually can also have a negative connotation. ”This book is so long and boring, if I plug away at it three hours a day then it will be over and done with eventually.” Or perhaps worse is the dread in childhood when you have to go to the dentist or sit in the principal’s office. You know that it will be your turn eventually…
But both of these connotations deal with things that are already known about. What if something were coming ‘eventually’ but you didn’t know what it was. Would the mystery cause curiosity or would it just be forgotten? If it inspires curiosity then there must be some hope of something good or some dread of something bad, but which is it? Hmmm… a most perplexing conundrum indeed. The drive to know what eventually means.
Well eventually, as defined by Wikipedia, is “the second solo album that Paul Westerberg released after the breakup of The Replacements,” but that’s not overly helpful. Dictionary.com has a much better definition.
My personal definition has been “a time situated in the future” or “a time that has not happened yet.” When asked when eventually will take place I say “in the future.” When asked for a hint I say “eventually is one day closer to the present than it was yesterday.” When asked to be more specific or if eventually is soon or not I don’t know how to answer because soon and not soon are relative terms. A few minutes might be considered soon by some, but if you happen to be a May Fly and only have a few minutes to live it is an entire lifetime away! I’m really not sure what else I can say on the matter since there are so many eventuallies to be had and unless the question of eventually is attached to a specific event I cannot say more.
But what if you don’t know what the event is?
Well I suppose there are all sorts of ways to find out. You could ask me what the event is that I am referring to when I say eventually. But if it’s supposed to be a secret or a surprise then I will either not tell you or give you false information without outright lying. You could ask other people who know what eventually is. But what if they also want to keep it a surprise or a secret… or just don’t know. What if nobody knows? What if eventually is not attached to an event? Well that would be cruel so let’s not assume that.
Well now that leaves us with two options. You could kidnap and interrogate the people who you think know what eventually is using ever increasingly drastic methods to convince them to divulge or you can wait.
But what if you do not want to wait?
Then I suppose you have to kidnap and interrogate the people who know.
But what if you do not have the means to kidnap and legally get away with it?
They I suppose you have to wait.
But what if I do not want to wait and don’t have the means to kidnap?
Then I suppose you will stew in your thoughts about eventually until it happens.
But what if I don’t want to stew in my thoughts or wait until it happens and don’t have the means to kidnap?
Then I suppose you will continue to stew while you wait. Waiting is really the better option since it happens regardless of whether you want it to or not. Patience is a fruit of the spirit. Another relevant biblical passage might be from James:
“2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
But I am getting off track.
There is another option that has not been explored just yet.
As far as time goes, Christmas and New Year will be coming eventually. I really look forward to them this year. I will be spending them with my beautiful girl friend Victoria, who is no doubt reading this post with an incredible mix of excitement, agony, curiosity, and a desire to kill me. I really do look forward to when that eventually arrives, there will be celebration and much joy to be had. But is this celebration and joy to do with other eventuallies? Maybe.
But here’s the option that has not yet been considered.
Maybe eventually could be the name of something or someone. Hmmmm….
I’ll let you wait or stew on that as you see fit.
The word is an interesting one. It can have both a positive as well as a negative connotation. In one sense eventually is a signal for anticipation because something is going to happen but hasn’t happened yet. We wonder ‘when is this going to happen?’ and look forward to it. It is in this sense that we as Christians await the second coming of Christ as we celebrate advent and take on the experience of ‘waiting.’
Eventually can also have a negative connotation. ”This book is so long and boring, if I plug away at it three hours a day then it will be over and done with eventually.” Or perhaps worse is the dread in childhood when you have to go to the dentist or sit in the principal’s office. You know that it will be your turn eventually…
But both of these connotations deal with things that are already known about. What if something were coming ‘eventually’ but you didn’t know what it was. Would the mystery cause curiosity or would it just be forgotten? If it inspires curiosity then there must be some hope of something good or some dread of something bad, but which is it? Hmmm… a most perplexing conundrum indeed. The drive to know what eventually means.
Well eventually, as defined by Wikipedia, is “the second solo album that Paul Westerberg released after the breakup of The Replacements,” but that’s not overly helpful. Dictionary.com has a much better definition.
My personal definition has been “a time situated in the future” or “a time that has not happened yet.” When asked when eventually will take place I say “in the future.” When asked for a hint I say “eventually is one day closer to the present than it was yesterday.” When asked to be more specific or if eventually is soon or not I don’t know how to answer because soon and not soon are relative terms. A few minutes might be considered soon by some, but if you happen to be a May Fly and only have a few minutes to live it is an entire lifetime away! I’m really not sure what else I can say on the matter since there are so many eventuallies to be had and unless the question of eventually is attached to a specific event I cannot say more.
But what if you don’t know what the event is?
Well I suppose there are all sorts of ways to find out. You could ask me what the event is that I am referring to when I say eventually. But if it’s supposed to be a secret or a surprise then I will either not tell you or give you false information without outright lying. You could ask other people who know what eventually is. But what if they also want to keep it a surprise or a secret… or just don’t know. What if nobody knows? What if eventually is not attached to an event? Well that would be cruel so let’s not assume that.
Well now that leaves us with two options. You could kidnap and interrogate the people who you think know what eventually is using ever increasingly drastic methods to convince them to divulge or you can wait.
But what if you do not want to wait?
Then I suppose you have to kidnap and interrogate the people who know.
But what if you do not have the means to kidnap and legally get away with it?
They I suppose you have to wait.
But what if I do not want to wait and don’t have the means to kidnap?
Then I suppose you will stew in your thoughts about eventually until it happens.
But what if I don’t want to stew in my thoughts or wait until it happens and don’t have the means to kidnap?
Then I suppose you will continue to stew while you wait. Waiting is really the better option since it happens regardless of whether you want it to or not. Patience is a fruit of the spirit. Another relevant biblical passage might be from James:
“2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
But I am getting off track.
There is another option that has not been explored just yet.
As far as time goes, Christmas and New Year will be coming eventually. I really look forward to them this year. I will be spending them with my beautiful girl friend Victoria, who is no doubt reading this post with an incredible mix of excitement, agony, curiosity, and a desire to kill me. I really do look forward to when that eventually arrives, there will be celebration and much joy to be had. But is this celebration and joy to do with other eventuallies? Maybe.
But here’s the option that has not yet been considered.
Maybe eventually could be the name of something or someone. Hmmmm….
I’ll let you wait or stew on that as you see fit.
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