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Comfortably Numb
By Scott V. Black
I was doing a class not too long ago. After the first half of the
final exam one student shared that one of the great benefits
was he was alive and excited about life. He realized that he had been
“Comfortably Numb.” Up Until Now. He was a good guy. Anybody who saw this guy
would believe he had a pretty good life and he is pretty lucky. Yet, despite
what others around him believed they saw, he was living a life that was
“comfortably numb.”
Many times since that class, the phrase “comfortably numb” has come into my conscious
thoughts. Over the years, I have learned that if something continues to occupy
space in my mind, then there is a lesson for me. The Holy Spirit might have some
learning for me. Comfortably numb… such an interesting phrase for a kinesthetic
person, such as me. It is a phrase that I can step into. I can put this on. I
know what “comfortable” feels like. I know what numb feels like physically,
psychologically and emotionally.
As I put it on I get a chance to experience
what he was talking about when he said, “Up Until Now I have been ‘Comfortably
Numb.’” You can too, just ask yourself this question, “what is it like to be
“comfortably numb?” How would I respond to things, being “comfortably numb?”
Good things, bad things… what would my action be, or reaction, if I am
“comfortably numb?”
I have had talks with graduates associated with that class and we have discussed
the concept of “comfortably numb.” I decided to write about it because it
continued to stay in my mind. So I did what I always do as I go through the
process of creating these articles, I step into it and experience the pattern
first hand. As I put this on, I start to consider the question that I want our
graduates to consider when they go through our trainings...
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I had the privilege of attending an
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passion in the room was overwhelming. I want to share some
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A young man (in his 20’s) gave an
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for the first time in his life. It really touched me,
they weren’t bad people just people who didn’t share
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Another man on the team had a great
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