Hi. I just want to share with you that video games and the internet are the two major causes of my disintegrating marriage and impending destruction of my family. My husband is now living a virtual life through video games and the internet. I'm now convinced that these games and the internet are, for the most part, straight from hell, and not only because of their content, which is often disgusting enough, but primarily because of the
waste of time and consequent
neglect of duties of state they promote.
I felt a lot better when I came across this earlier today:
Satan regards the whole time of our life as short, and, therefore, in tempting us he loses not a moment. The devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time (Apoc. xii, 12). Then the devil loses no time in seeking our perdition; and shall we lose the time given to us to secure our salvation? Some will say, 'What evil am I doing?' O God, is it not an evil to lose time in gaming, in useless conversations, which are unprofitable to the soul ? Does God give you time, that you may squander it?
-St. Alphonsus Liguori, Preparation for Death, Consideration XI:
On the Value of TimeI felt that they were from hell before I read this. It's good to know I'm not nuts.
Watch out for all kinds of rationalizations from poor souls enslaved by these things. This seductive twisting from blinded minds is also from hell.
Bye. I'm just dropping in to share this and will now resume real life.