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1/03/08 - 5th Day - After Breakfast. Just some thoughts here early in this January:
- You are late because you are selfish and prideful, not because you didn't plan well, or because something came up, or because you forgot something. Being late, especially when it is a usual thing, is because you care more for yourself than anyone else. If you really didn't care about yourself, then you would never, ever, want to make someone else (especially a LOT of someone elses) wait on you. Something came up, or you forgot something, or you didn't plan well, because you are obsessed with yourself and you put everything and everyone else second. People who are always on time, or always early, are forgiven when they are late. Think about it. And by the way, if you are just "on time", then you are late.
- Every time I go to town I can actually feel my blood pressure go up. I am not sitting in judgment on "townies" because I'm better than them. My commentary is on my old carnal man, whom I desire to see die more daily. I used to be them. I know what they care about and what they love. I hate Wal-Mart, and I hate the whole Wal-Mart culture. I hate a culture that has sold out honor, respect, and virtue - and has deified physical beauty (which is such a stupid, stupid, passing, vain thing), temporal wealth, and comfort. Amerikan wars are not fought to spread "democracy", as if the rule of the ignorant masses of mind-numbed gluttons will ever bring any real peace. Amerikan wars are not fought for freedom, as you can well prove by merely listing the freedoms you have had to give up in order to fight them. I hate Rush Limbaugh, bumper-sticker conservatism. I hate mindless consumption and the glorification of stupidity. I can feel myself overwhelmed with stress when I go to town, and I can feel the stress fall off when I return home.
- I forget sometimes how children think. I used to be one of them too. Yesterday little Sarah asked us this: "If a stone man was walking around and you hit him with a rock, would he break?" My answer: "There are no stone men". Later, to the guys, I did admit that I used to know some "stoned" ones.
- It never ceases to amaze me how quick we humans are to defend our turf, to seek out offense, to never give others the benefit of the doubt, and to always assume the worse. I used to think I was cynical, but I included too many syllables. I am SINful.
Alright y'all. Be cool.
Michael
- You are late because you are selfish and prideful, not because you didn't plan well, or because something came up, or because you forgot something. Being late, especially when it is a usual thing, is because you care more for yourself than anyone else. If you really didn't care about yourself, then you would never, ever, want to make someone else (especially a LOT of someone elses) wait on you. Something came up, or you forgot something, or you didn't plan well, because you are obsessed with yourself and you put everything and everyone else second. People who are always on time, or always early, are forgiven when they are late. Think about it. And by the way, if you are just "on time", then you are late.
- Every time I go to town I can actually feel my blood pressure go up. I am not sitting in judgment on "townies" because I'm better than them. My commentary is on my old carnal man, whom I desire to see die more daily. I used to be them. I know what they care about and what they love. I hate Wal-Mart, and I hate the whole Wal-Mart culture. I hate a culture that has sold out honor, respect, and virtue - and has deified physical beauty (which is such a stupid, stupid, passing, vain thing), temporal wealth, and comfort. Amerikan wars are not fought to spread "democracy", as if the rule of the ignorant masses of mind-numbed gluttons will ever bring any real peace. Amerikan wars are not fought for freedom, as you can well prove by merely listing the freedoms you have had to give up in order to fight them. I hate Rush Limbaugh, bumper-sticker conservatism. I hate mindless consumption and the glorification of stupidity. I can feel myself overwhelmed with stress when I go to town, and I can feel the stress fall off when I return home.
- I forget sometimes how children think. I used to be one of them too. Yesterday little Sarah asked us this: "If a stone man was walking around and you hit him with a rock, would he break?" My answer: "There are no stone men". Later, to the guys, I did admit that I used to know some "stoned" ones.
- It never ceases to amaze me how quick we humans are to defend our turf, to seek out offense, to never give others the benefit of the doubt, and to always assume the worse. I used to think I was cynical, but I included too many syllables. I am SINful.
Alright y'all. Be cool.
Michael
posted by Michael Bunker at 1/03/2008 12:59:00 PM
1 Comments:
"You are late because you are selfish and prideful, not because you didn't plan well, or because something came up, or because you forgot something. Being late, especially when it is a usual thing, is because you care more for yourself than anyone else. If you really didn't care about yourself, then you would never, ever, want to make someone else (especially a LOT of someone elses) wait on you. Something came up, or you forgot something, or you didn't plan well, because you are obsessed with yourself and you put everything and everyone else second. People who are always on time, or always early, are forgiven when they are late. Think about it. And by the way, if you are just "on time", then you are late."
AMEN, AMEN, AMEN AND, AMEN! You hit on a special pet peeve of mine. :-)
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