>If life is just a game, then stewardship is for the losers. ain't that the truth. we will be hated for the Master's sake. they rejected him. they'll reject us. it does seem, however, that there's such a desire for authenticity in the middle of all this cynicism that people will be drawn toward that authenticity. that alexis de toqueville stuff is great! andy and brooke's dad quote from it liberally... i suppose it can be so helpful to see stuff through the perspective of an 'outsider'. so, speaking of stewardship, i got into an actual full blown argument with b that lasted 2 days. unfortunately, it's all been surrounding motorcycles. i want one (not immediately, but sometime) and she thinks it's an irresponsible use of money. i see her point. we're not really that mad at each other (actually, we did have to ask for forgiveness for getting angry when we didn't mean to), but it's more of a conflict over what's worth spending money on. b thinks that as long as it's a "toy" i.e., impractical, then it shouldn't be very expensive. if a bike were $500, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. but $5,000 is a big deal. her point is that more of that money should be spent on others than on myself. she's probably right :^) is this just my own "refined and intelligent selfishness" playing out on a piece of machinery? for me, this is more about the experience of traveling and having the wind in your face than having an expensive image-accessory. but anyway....