LIR RESPATI BUMIDAYA
Note: This is just a bunch of stuff that's been on my mind. Forgive my rambling.
It seems like every time I start feeling down about certain things in life, I get a reminder of how truly blessed I am. The kidnapping in KC hits home, as Asher is 8 months old. I couldn't even imagine, and hope that things turn out all right in the end. Or the kid from Hays, who died in a car crash. Only 26 years old. Or the guy at work whose 29 year old nephew was told he has only weeks to live. He has 2 young kids.
Such is life. But how just is life? Not at all just. It's a question that has to go unanswered. We are not aware of God's thoughts or actions. We do not understand why things happen. For many (including me), that can be a great source of frustration and anger. Do things really happen for a reason? Most of the time, I believe that they do. However, I have not had my faith tested (as much or at all) compared to some people. If something completely terrible happened, how would I react? I know that some people cling to God and get through it. I have read blogs that have brought me to tears, not only with their tragedies, but with their faith. I hope that I would be able to do the same thing.
I've never read the entire Bible. I teach CCD, but I find I have a lot of holes in my knowledge (good thing they are just first graders). I go to Church, but not every week. This brings me to my next point.
Just because one goes to Church, it does not make them a better person than someone who doesn't. Everyone is a sinner, and there are those who attend Church who are just plain bad people. I know some personally. Those who claim to be Christian, but do not live Christian lives are simply hypocrites. It drives me crazy to see someone post a Bible verse on FB, and know that they were watching porn earlier in the week. Seriously, people. I am very wary of people who wear their religion on their sleeve. I always feel like they are hiding something. Maybe that just comes from being Catholic - I think in general, we tend to be more reserved about our religion...as opposed to those sometimes crazy non-denominationals (no offense).
One of the kids in CCD asked about the devil. I have not told the girls about the devil. When I was a kid, it scared the shit out of me (and no, cussing is not a sin, it's a social construct, so get the hell over it). I'm not even sure how to approach it without scaring the shit out of them. I guess the concept of hell itself is not that frightening, it's the images that we've come to associate with it. Hopefully they will not be as much of a chicken shit as Iam was.
The fact remains, there are evil people in this world. We work hard to protect our families from such people, but what happens when we fail? Why are these people this way in the first place? I honestly think a lot of it is nature, but some falls on nurture. What do we expect to happen when half of the children in this country are born out of wedlock, raised my single, struggling mothers, without appropriate supervision, and sometimes, attachments. I know this is not the case for all, but it is for way too many. So, what can we do about this? It is not PC to say that a two parent home is best. But in most cases, it is. It is not popular to say parents need to take more responsibility in the supervision and education of their own children, but it is true. As a society, how do we solve these problems? Do we become enablers by creating a Nanny State, or do we have to ultimately hold each person responsible for their own choices, and the consequences of those choices and actions? More questions that are not easily answered.
If you made it all the way to the end of this, you deserve a prize.
On My Mind
It seems like every time I start feeling down about certain things in life, I get a reminder of how truly blessed I am. The kidnapping in KC hits home, as Asher is 8 months old. I couldn't even imagine, and hope that things turn out all right in the end. Or the kid from Hays, who died in a car crash. Only 26 years old. Or the guy at work whose 29 year old nephew was told he has only weeks to live. He has 2 young kids.
Such is life. But how just is life? Not at all just. It's a question that has to go unanswered. We are not aware of God's thoughts or actions. We do not understand why things happen. For many (including me), that can be a great source of frustration and anger. Do things really happen for a reason? Most of the time, I believe that they do. However, I have not had my faith tested (as much or at all) compared to some people. If something completely terrible happened, how would I react? I know that some people cling to God and get through it. I have read blogs that have brought me to tears, not only with their tragedies, but with their faith. I hope that I would be able to do the same thing.
I've never read the entire Bible. I teach CCD, but I find I have a lot of holes in my knowledge (good thing they are just first graders). I go to Church, but not every week. This brings me to my next point.
Just because one goes to Church, it does not make them a better person than someone who doesn't. Everyone is a sinner, and there are those who attend Church who are just plain bad people. I know some personally. Those who claim to be Christian, but do not live Christian lives are simply hypocrites. It drives me crazy to see someone post a Bible verse on FB, and know that they were watching porn earlier in the week. Seriously, people. I am very wary of people who wear their religion on their sleeve. I always feel like they are hiding something. Maybe that just comes from being Catholic - I think in general, we tend to be more reserved about our religion...as opposed to those sometimes crazy non-denominationals (no offense).
One of the kids in CCD asked about the devil. I have not told the girls about the devil. When I was a kid, it scared the shit out of me (and no, cussing is not a sin, it's a social construct, so get the hell over it). I'm not even sure how to approach it without scaring the shit out of them. I guess the concept of hell itself is not that frightening, it's the images that we've come to associate with it. Hopefully they will not be as much of a chicken shit as I
The fact remains, there are evil people in this world. We work hard to protect our families from such people, but what happens when we fail? Why are these people this way in the first place? I honestly think a lot of it is nature, but some falls on nurture. What do we expect to happen when half of the children in this country are born out of wedlock, raised my single, struggling mothers, without appropriate supervision, and sometimes, attachments. I know this is not the case for all, but it is for way too many. So, what can we do about this? It is not PC to say that a two parent home is best. But in most cases, it is. It is not popular to say parents need to take more responsibility in the supervision and education of their own children, but it is true. As a society, how do we solve these problems? Do we become enablers by creating a Nanny State, or do we have to ultimately hold each person responsible for their own choices, and the consequences of those choices and actions? More questions that are not easily answered.
If you made it all the way to the end of this, you deserve a prize.
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