Permanent. . .

Well, I'm on the home stretch with my 'temporary crown.' My appointment for my 'permanent' one is tomorrow. I'm trying to remember how many 'permanent' crowns I've had replaced by now. Obviously, I have misunderstood the definition of the word 'permanent.' I thought it meant 'everlasting' - period. Here too, however, lurks the ever present loophole. The dictionary adds "without significant change;" in other words, with change. Another definition is "intended to exist for a long, indefinite period." The word 'intended' suggests the likelihood that 'it's' existence may not last long at all. With all that in mind I am convinced that the most distinct difference between a temporary crown and a permanent crown is the cost. The durability of either one is pure speculation.

But...isn't that true of everything? Why then is there even such a word as 'permanent?' Nothing (that we have) lasts forever and nothing (that we know) is ever sure. How audacious...to presume comprehension of that which is not meant for us but for God.