I have Stephen King's quote from On Writing througout this blog. I was reviewing my personal blog and I saw some writing I did after an idea came to me that I couldn't get out of my head until I wrote it.
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How to save a life... (written: April 26, 2007)
No, not the song by The Fray
I'm talking about:
Life Restoring
Life Crashing
Life Backups
Life Saving
Life _______.
A techie at work had a Maxtor (company makes external hard drives and other things) shirt on with the tagline: Save Your Life.
So I thought, of course – I've had my hard drive crash, I've had my hard drive restored. Some of my "life's" work is on my hard drive. Recently, I found a good deal on a 'My Book' – so part of my life is backed up on a machine (books, screenplays, and other writing). Too bad my head can't connect directly that machine, but maybe in the future.
Machines and technology are great when they work. But when my hard drive was restored after being repaired and returned to me, I learned the value of backing up and saving that part of my life.
As a Christian, I can say with confidence that Jesus is my hard drive – my life saver
MyG(OD) sure beats my 250G(ig) external drive.
One came to die for us and the other came with a five year warranty offer.
One is free (if you believe and accept) and the other was $70 (if you send in a rebate form).
One is found anywhere and the other was found at Office Depot.
One has a plan for me while the other just sits there and waits to take in data.
One restores my soul while the other restores my data.
While it is true that both are available when 'life' crashes - the hard drive is only temporary.
One is truly, external...
One is truly, eternally... LIFE SAVING.
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My pastor read this - then emailed me and said, "I'm sure glad I'm in the eternal hard drive business."
Here is my most recent idea I couldn't get out of my head until I wrote it: Comparisons & Contrasts between cigarettes & books
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