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Originally Posted by Intothewind
I feel like in many religious groups(the LC amongst them) enjoyment of this current life and the simple good things is really understated at best. Recently I had a talk with my sister about how Creation is apparently moaning and hoping for us to come together and bring the second coming about. I don't really get it to be honest. Holding a colored lens of this sort up to your eye will cause you to miss much of the joy and fascination of being alive and observing simple miracles.
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I understand what you are saying. The LC has the tendency to "spiritualize" everything, so it really undermines the enjoyment of the simple things in life. I think some in the LC do enjoy activities like camping, hiking or traveling, however, it seems that they are afraid of enjoying nature too much. They often will have conferences up in the mountains, but there is never much time to just relax, it's all about being busy and going to meetings.
As I have been distancing myself from LC activities, I have come to realize how much I have missed out on in life. It's not that I didn't appreciate things before, it's just that I was too busy attending meetings to be able to think about anything else.