Introduction

I believe introductions are in order. 

Je m'excuse, I would wait for you, but I'm afraid I can't really hear you. So I'll start, and maybe you can introduce yourself, if you would like, in the comments section :) . I am a student, both in fact and as a way of life. If I could stay in school, learning until the day I die, I would gladly do so. But life catches up to you, and I realize it is impossible to sit in a classroom every year for fifty years, so I'm trying to make the switch from learning in school to finding more knowledge outside of the classroom. I hope this blog, which I plan to gear towards discussing the ethical implications of controversial news items, will assist in these efforts.

For more background information, the title to this blog has rather significant meaning to me. It is an excerpt from a quote by Hans Christian Anderson:

"Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."

I feel this reflects a common theme seen throughout both the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core (BIC) curriculum and aspects of Christian life. Christians, to quote a well-known book and lecture series, are called to live a purpose-driven life. In Examined Life, well, the application of this quote should be evident from the title of the course, to not only live, but to inspect every aspect of one's life to ensure that one is leading the life one would like to live. This, I feel, will also be a major theme in Biblical Heritage: to be aware of one's everyday life decisions and how they correspond to what the Bible and common sense dictates as ethical. As I have learned about life, I have realized that it is not enough to merely live, but that life must be lived well. I hope that you will travel with me on this path of living the examined life, and that the experience will be instructive and enjoyable to everyone involved. :)