Ear Wax Buildup

I remember as a kid, when I was like 10 years old, my mom would have to repeat things she said over and over again because I had trouble hearing. Until one day she said, "Thats it! We are going to get your ear wax removed!". I was slightly pertrubed because I thought nothing was wrong, but when the doc started shooting liquid cocaine into my ear, I began to see the fruit of my mother's concern. It actually felt really good, as the spray tingled my ears and a weight of wax fell out of my ears. No joking, it was like a weight had been lifted off and I could hear again once more.  Even now, at certain times, I will have to use some over-the-counter ear wax removal from Wal-Mart because my ears clog up every now and then, but that is besides the point.  My point is that ear wax if awful. Are you one of those people that uses a q-tip every morning? Dont do it. It just keeps pushing it down the inner ear probably causing even more blockage. This may not be true, but it makes sense based on what people have told me. You really need stuff that is going to dissolve it away, even though you have some slime running down your ear-it is a good time. Well, then...how does this compare to life then?

Sometimes I think there are a lot of things to listen to in this world, which become like ear wax, blocking out what we truly need to hear. It is our job to sift through or remove all these noises and find the real ones. One way to help is by following not only what we hear audibly, but listening to the inspirations in our heart and truly listening to other people. First, these inspirations should leave one to peace and joy, not out of self-proclamation, and should reach for the greater good of people. Second, just like my mommy calling out a visit to the doctor, a lot of the times we need people to help us listen and give us advice on real, genuine things. We can also turn to certain dead people in this process as well. These dead people I'm referring to are not ordinary people, but ones that lived a life of virtue, and I call them Saints. St. Augustine once said, "My heart does not rest until it rests in thee" which leads me to my final point. Finally, in Scripture it talks about Jesus placing his fingers into a deaf man's ears to heal him and allowing him to hear once again. Maybe we should ask Jesus what He thinks, and ask Him to allow us to hear what is the true voice in this world. No more q-tips anymore, just straight up eternal ear wax removal!

Peace,
Mark