Was sitting around looking at the LOAD of work that has to be done and heard myself thinking "this had better not be the real world"...

That sparked off a memory of sunset prayer (Engin Bridge! Every tuesday! 6pm!) where Paul said something about the real world.

You know how we go to church and feel comforted, encouraged by other believers, served by brothers and sisters, and feeling good while we're there? And when we leave, we think "back to the real world"? Kinda like how you plug yourself into the Matrix and feel good with all the normal things around you, but have to return to the cold clammy hovercraft that is your reality of life? I remember being told once that "in church you're sheltered, out there in the real world it's harsh and cold"

Well guess what? That's wrong. You want the real world? The real world is when you're in His love. The real world is when you can live among other believers. That's where there's no more pain, no more hurt, no more tears. That's where there's joy and peace. That world out there, the one around us, the one full of temptations and disappointment and selfishness? That's not real. That's temporal (adj, Lasting only for a time; not eternal; passing). You want the real world? Look at what's eternal.

You want the real world? Ask for it. Seek it. Then when it's presented to you, join it. And welcome to the club.

Or to quote Morpheus: welcome to the real world.