Larger scheme of things?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> 15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span>?”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> 15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>?) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="another">another</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span>?</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="gallons">gallons</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> 15 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="sum">sum</span>, 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="number">number</span>.</p><p><span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>”, 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="insignificant">insignificant</span>.</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span>”.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="God">God</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grand">grand</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="being">being</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="scheming">scheming</span> (<span word="planning">planning</span>, <span word="conniving">conniving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conspiring">conspiring</span>) <span word="may">may</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="self">self</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="ado">ado</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="ado">ado</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>, <span word="God">God</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="works">works</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="God">God</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="man">man</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="deity">deity</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="calculations">calculations</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span>.</p>
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