Religion as a business

Been having writer's block for weeks..unable to write properly and piece things together for assignment. Wanted to complete the assignment over the weekend..alas, i've failed. been distracted and procrastinating coz i just kept getting stuck. God, i hate this feeling. Maybe I havent start feeling the time crunch yet. Although the semester is the same length as the last, it somehow feels shorter and i'm getting a little antsy thinking about the list of assignments ahead and my thesis. I just pray everything will go smoothly and things will work out.
I so wish that I have the chance to take more modules but a pity that work is a major hindrance. Would have been a better experience if I were a full-time student and not be distracted by a thousand other things.

Re-reading Dante's Inferno. It started out well but then I started to drift and get bored after a while. Somehow it feels as if something is missing from the poem. I guess when it comes to poems, translation just doesnt cut it. Sometimes a word is used not just for its meaning but for the way it sounds, rhymes, or the tone it lends to a piece. When it gets translated, part of the beauty of the poem gets lost.

Wanted to visit the school's library, gym pool, exercise classes during the sem break but didnt get to do it. Such a perfect waste of school fees...

I dont know what to rant about anymore. Had a discussion regarding the church's direction, strategy, etc today. Honestly, running a cell, church, etc can be very corporate-like and although intuitively it feels wrong to associate religion with business, i personally think it's legit in the sense that a lot of the business/marketing/management strategies can be applied to running a religious organisation. We similarly need a vision, mission, specific strategic objectives, action plans, outcomes monitoring and evaluation, survey, stakeholders engagement, corporate communication, marketing for outreach, financing system for sustainability, grantmanship, and even research to better understand your congregation. I wonder how Jesus did it? Did he possess all these skills? How did he manage his "congregation"? How did his work sustain itself through the years? It's an amazing corporation he has built.