Thursday, October 13, 2005
the demise of our society
i love listening to star 98.7 especially jamie, jack, and stench (formerly, jamie and danny) in the morning. but sometimes, i just know it's the demise of our society, or at least displays the negative nature of where we live. today, parents of 14 children were being interviewed. they were quite a peaceful sounding couple who spoke of their children as a blessing. when asked how they do it, how in the world they could provide for their children, they responded with faith, attributing that anything is possible with God and that He always provides. it was a very kind interview, but when they hung up, jamie, jack and stench were very quick to be doubtful of such a happy family. a different caller came in and she was just in disbelief that such a family could exist and couldn't believe the mother calling them a blessing. she goes on to say that she herself has 4 kids and yea, they're a blessing... when they're asleep! jamie made a comment that she's distrustful of 2 kinds of people: 1) those who speak with a smile all the time, and 2) those who attribute all things to God. and as she explains her points further, i just felt sick that this is the world that we live in. that people just can't be happy for other's happiness. instead, they doubt if they're truly happy and blessed. and that people just can't accept the fact that some people do have God so integrated in their lives that they see all things as coming from God, especially the ability to provide for 14 kids! and really, not everyone can have 14 kids. i immediately thought of my uncle's family. he's got 8 kids, living in woodland hills. they'll probably have 10. but no other family in my clan could have that many kids. only they could. that family is just the most happy, humble, peaceful family. the parents do well for a living, but they totally don't live that way at all. after all, the money has to go a long way in that household. but they, too, are very faith-filled. and although, it's quite unusual, they are able to do it. but if it were another branch of my family... oh lord, i couldn't imagine 8 or 9 of those kids. some cousins of mine are so high-maintenance and selfish, their parents couldn't possibly afford 8 of them. and imagine those 4 rambunctious boys from desperate housewives... holy crap, imagine having 8 of those kids. no way, right? but the thing is, God totally has a plan and that family of 8 is sooo not like that. they're all just happy-go-lucky, good, smart, well-behaved kids, who take care of one another. so really, it's not that hard to raise them. and i can totally see God's hand in that. it's just unfortunate that people who do attribute their successes to God are criticized for it. that portion of this morning's show displayed the cynicism that exists in our world, or at least in la. so sad to live that way. no wonder a lot of people are miserable in this town.
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quotable quotes
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"To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the
greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks
nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid
suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change,
grow, live, and love."
~unknown
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"live a life that others will remember years from now, NOT because it pointed to you but because of how it pointed to the One who made you."
~ Mark Hart, the Bible Geek
"we grow up learning to become self-reliant, but really we need to be God-reliant"
"we could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box"
"never wound hearts that love u, never give them the endless pain, because wounded hearts are like roses that never bloom"
"there comes a time when we have to stop loving someone not because that person has stopped loving us but because we have found out that they'd be happier if we'd let go"
