the cotton ball...

last night i opened up a new bottle of ibuprofen...as is usually the case, before i could get to the miracle cure for my near-exploding head, i had to punch through the foil cover on the bottle...to my frustration, though, that was not the end of the process to attaining the wonder-drug...next i was faced with having to remove a cotton ball from the bottle...a cotton ball...now let me say...the foil i understand...i can even go so far as to say i appreciate the foil...it gives me peace of mind that my bottle of goodness hasnt been tampered with...i see its purpose...the cotton ball, however...thats a different story...really...what's the reason?...i pondered this for awhile and i never came to a conclusion...i considered that maybe the cotton ball was in there to soak up any moisture (gross word) that might somehow get into the bottle...but then i decided that with the foil cover there was no way that the moisture (almost throwing up now) could get in there...so then i entertained another idea...what if the cotton ball was in the bottle to provide security to the goodness that is inside...you know...that way the drugs inside wouldnt get all banged up and break into pieces...is that the reason?...i dont know...

now i considered taking this line of thinking to a whole new level...thanks to my buddy josh g...i mean, one could ask the question...is this what jesus is like in your life? is jesus your spiritual cotton ball? he serves a purpose...an important one...he protects and gives security...but in reality you're just annoyed by how he does this...all the rules and all the boundaries...they're good because they protect us...but does our spiritual cotton ball annoy us more than we appreciate him?...hahaha...

i admit...this whole thing is a stretch...i just had to put it though because it reminded me of josh g...the dude can find a spiritual meaning in everything...show him a paper clip and he can lead you to salvation with it...hahaha...till later