Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. (Proverbs 29:18 KJV)
… Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. (Psalm 119:105)
Keeping the law makes one happy? We’re
back to the rats in the vats. If someone could have communicated instructions
on how they could escape or survive, quite likely fewer rats would have died. Where
the rats had light, revealing a potential for escape, the rats lived longer.
In
my own life, I generally feel happier and more in control when I have a clue where
I am, what I am supposed to be doing, how to do it, etc. In other words, I
really prefer having laws or instructions. I know some people prefer to keep
options open for as long as possible, but part of the point is that there are
options and it is known what they are. There is some measure of light.
And then there are the folks who reject
the light. We all do it. We shoot ourselves in the foot, walk into walls, try to
open doors the wrong way, and we don’t understand why life doesn’t work the way
it is supposed to. So, yes. The one who knows how things actually work and does
them accordingly is far happier than the person who keeps doing the same thing
and expects different results.
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