Almeida's Quote

"Some people are more comfortable in hell."
- Tony Almeida

"Are you talking about Jack or yourself?"
- Audrey Raines

This just hit me pretty hard.. in a good way because it makes sense to me pertinently. As I've said, Romans 5:3-4 is one of my favorite verse because it talks about how we can rejoice in our sufferings because of the character it produces. It also made me think about the things I tend to choose for myself, which is essentially giving everything to the point of collapse in whatever my highest pressing priority is at the time. I let an opportunity slip or settle for second-rate effort, I fear I'll eventually do nothing but compromise full-on effort for the easy route. Some of us like it hard. Some of us like it rough. Some of us are more comfortable in hell.

The thrill of the fight, the joy of overcoming pressures and evil, the reliance and dependence upon God -- all of these things I pray to find maximized in my life, whether the direction this requires is via firefighting, police work, military, FBI/CIA, politics, missionary work, or anything else that might remain in store for the duration of my life. I want to do something dangerous. I want to do something that demands moral aptitude. I want to do something that will allow me to be all I can be, fight hard against what's wrong with the world, and serve the good that exists by, from, with, and for God.

I figure I'm more comfortable in hell.
Keeps me on my toes.

So yes, Audrey, I'm talking about myself.. and Jack Bauer.
So if something connects me to Jack Bauer, that's one more good thing for me.

Just some things to think about.
Just some things to become.
And some things to certainly look forward to.

- Steven Peter, Double Martyr