I read once about a missionary's attempt to translate the word "bored" to a tribe of African bushmen. They did not understand the concept. The closest he could come was tired.
In a culture that has no TV, IPads, Facebook, Twitter, video games, etc.; they cannot conceive of being bored. Whereas we, with 200 plus channels to view, an average of 4.5 hours of TV per day, video games at our fingertips and an IPhone stuck to our ear are Tweeting about how bored we are.
Could it be that the gods of entertainment cannot truly satisfy our souls? Could it be that Augustine was right in saying, "Our souls are restless until we find rest in Thee?"
Maybe if we would immerse ourselves in the Word and busy ourselves in Kingdom work, tiredness would become the closest thing to boredom in our vocabulary. Jus' Say'n.
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