Porn or Pancakes

If you are looking for porn, you are definitely in the wrong place. If you are looking for food for though, you have found a home.

Have you ever wondered why headlines have to titillate our senses in order to draw a lot of viewers?

Is it because we lust for that which we cannot have, or because virtual stimulation is all we think we can allow ourselves without giving offense to God?

Is virtual porn or sex on the Internet replacing our faith in all that we hold holy?

Are we so bored with the mundane of our every day lives that we seek to find excitement in the illicit and immoral?

Are we tired of being inhibited by tradition and custom?

Do we crave more excitement in our lives, in our jobs, and in our relationships?

If you are like me, the answers to all these questions can provide the food for thought that we need to justify our urges, and help us stop short of fulfilling our desires virtually on the Web. It isn’t really fulfilling to be a voyeur.

I need to exercise some control, what about you? Are you tempted to deviate from the respectable? Do you want to sneak a peak at things that are best-left unseen?

Maybe we should stop worrying so much about our actions or inaction. Maybe we should spend more time cherishing the real and hopefully normal relationships we do have. Perhaps if we need a little excitement in our lives we should try and find it with the ones we love.

It’s okay to want something more out of life. It’s okay to want to explore new things. But let’s do it in a context that is in keeping with our faith and our traditions.

Putting the simple syrup of our love on the pancakes of our every day existence can provide us with all the stimulation we really need. Let’s not forget who we really are, and what we believe in. Let’s turn off the computer for a while, and turn on to life.

Arthur Levine is the author of the novel Johnny Oops. To find out more about Johnny please visit http://johnnyoops.blogspot.com.