So as I mentioned earlier, I am done with grad school for the semester. While, my major (Leadership and Management) is not incredibly challenging, and I only took two courses (night classes), it did take up a significant amount of time. On top of that I am going to school full time for the Army at the Field Artillery Advanced Course.
Our classroom is a high tech design with interactive laptops and projectors and all sorts of g-wizardry. It also happens to be completely covered with blue carpet; floors, walls, everything ~ hence the blue carpet madness. There are no windows and we spend upwards of 12 hours a day in it doing everything from mission analysis to classes given in the PowerPoint marathon format. The funny thing is, I am so busy there trying to learn everything and develop myself as a better officer, that I hardly notice the time or the blue carpet anymore.
Now, the church that we started attending here in Lawton is also covered with carpet, its brown carpet but carpet none the less ("They say taupe is very soothing"). I spend maybe an hour and half in the brown carpet sanctuary every week, yet somehow I manage to track every second of that time, and definitely take notice of the carpet. The thing is I should be so much more invested in the knowledge being put forth in the brown carpet madness than the blue carpet madness, yet somehow I have problems making the transition. I've written a lot about priorities in the past, and I think this falls into that category but, I find myself asking, Am I focusing too much on the "blue carpet" and not enough on the "brown carpet"?
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We are facing a similar dilemma in our church right now. There are big plans to renovate the sanctuary (meanwhile it's the rest of the building that needs all the work) and people are getting so caught up in the things that are going to change. They are losing sight of the fact that this is their place of worship, and no matter what the building looks like, they can still worship God there. Sadly, though, the plan is to get a gold carpet. Talk about distracting.
I recently read a book on color theory and film and through certain tests done there has been a finding that blues offer introspection and calmness. Browns on the other hand, depending on the hue, can easily draw attention to itself. The color can possibly create anxiousness and agitation. But I must repeat that this is theory.
Evan
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