Sin

Over spring break, my mom and I looked up the definition of the word "sin." Apparently it actually stems from the Greek word "hamartia" which literally translates "to miss the target" or "to miss the mark." The word "sin" was used in archery when someone missed the target with their arrow.

So my mom and I pondered over this newly found definition of sin. To say that someone has "sinned" really only means that they have missed the mark, or they have trailed off course in their discovery of God or themselves. A "sinner" could be someone who has an affair or who is jealous or greedy. But don't we partake in all these activities when we don't have a true sense of ourselves? Instead of living our lives out of love and compassion, we live out of fear. We fear that there is a limited amount of love in the world, and this fear translates into actions that hurt others (so that we may deny them love, and hopefully gain more love because of it). But fortunately, when you discover God/yourself, you will come to realize that the love you give is equal to the love you receive. And you will find no need to "sin" out of lust, greed, anger, gluttony, etc. So therefore we only "sin" when we stray from the "target," in which case the target is God's intended path for you to come to know yourself.

These are just some of my thoughts, feel free to interpret this definition of sin however you see fit. :)