eternal ....

"everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life...."

and i wonder, does it mean that drinking just once is enough? can that one drink, or even sip, last us for the rest of our lives? is it supposed to? or is it supposed to be more? because i can't see how one drink is supposed to last a lifetime.

which reminds me of another woman. When He sat down next to the samaritan woman by the well, He initiated a conversation by discussing material needs. “Would you give me a drink?” and He then steered the conversation through issues that explored the many ways that this woman tried to satisfy her own emptiness, including failed relationships, illicit pleasures, and empty religiosity. the world hasn't changed much has it? what do we fill our lives with?

He made a staggering offer. if anyone comes to Him, they will find their deepest needs and longings met.

the cynical will ask, how real is that?

the realist will think, prove it to me first.

the materialistic will ask, how is that going to help me?

the doubtful will think, is it really going to work

but the child will ask ...

the child will ask, where?