From the actual site – We contacted heart specialist, Chris Thornley, and had him create a “highly accurate” map of modern human passions for a new tshirt. After years of research (and several transplants), Chris developed the above: a definitive map of human passions. While the items included apply to all… proportions may vary. For this reason, we are considering increasing the size of the region allocated to the Original Star Wars Trilogy.
I saw this through another Posterous that I follow for work reasons … but I thought it should be posted here for future reference and perhaps a lesson or two at church.
To me it is a scary picture of us.
Luke 6:45 says it well…
“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”
What do we think about?
What consumes our thoughts?
Posted from Press On
hmmm…
For starters I find it interesting that there is no place in the diagram for “religion” in general or for “God” in particular. I find this odd since even secular sociologists often comment on the importance religion and spirituality plays in the lives of nearly all people always.
The second thing I notice is how family takes up about the same amount of space as “Sex”, “Beer” and “Star Wars”. Is it any wonder the family dynamic in North America is in such a mess if it holds the same space in the human heart as “Star Wars”.
The third thing I notice is that “water” is very tiny, taking up the smallest place in the human heart. This is ironic since water is perhaps the most essential element to human survival listed in the diagram.
If this diagram is representative of the human heart, then my concluding thoughts are a) our priorities are all out of wack and b) it’s no wonder no one lives Godly lives anymore (often not even Christians) – based on Jesus’ words quoted above and what Paul writes in Gal. 5 (the fruit [lusts] of the flesh).