Another "Fun" Quote

I had a friend point out, today, after I sent her a spiritual e-mail, that she was pleased that I would reveal that side of myself to her. I'm absolutely THRILLED that she would take it that way, and I'm utterly ASHAMED that I hide that "side" of myself away from most people. What has our society come to, today, that I don't feel comfortable sharing my spirituality with people? Why am I feeling afraid to let people know where I stand on certain issues? There was an article in the paper a few days before Easter that really hit home for me. It was going over this same subject. Basically, we (as a society, and the media especially) have to tread lightly to make sure we don't offend someone who is either not religious or is of some other belief than Christianity. It was pointed out that we'd better not make any negative comments (or drawings) with regards to Islam. And certainly, we HAVE to respect and commend those who are making the movie based on "The Da Vinci Code"--need I remind everyone that the work is fiction? Yet, as this person writing the article pointed out, being a Christian is going to start needing warnings or disclaimers like those associated with certain drugs (side effects may include nausea, vomiting, headaches, dizziness, etc.), except it'll go more like this: "The side effects of believing in Jesus may include loss of friends, disrespect by the academic and journalistic communities and damage to one's career, not to mention a complete change in the life to which one has become comfortably accustomed." -Cal Thomas, Tribune Media Services. I was outraged that my husband's company offered an "egg hunt" for our children and those of other employees to participate in. An "egg hunt"? What the heck is that? They weren't "allowed" to call it an "Easter egg hunt", because they were worried about offending those who are not religious. Excuse me?!? Since when have EGGS been a part of the religious aspect of Easter? Did Jesus rise from the dead, leave his tomb and discover a little bunny distributing eggs everywhere? I think not! I guess if people are seriously that non-religious or non-spiritual (dare I say atheistic or agnostic?), then why would they want to take part in an egg hunt anyway? Did their pagan gods believe in some bunny handing out eggs? I'm surprised, really, that they still allowed someone, at this egg hunt, to dress up in a bunny costume. What kind of bunny was he? I'm curious. Was he the Vernal Equinox Bunny?

Fun quotes

I've decided I'm going to add something new to my blog--fun quotes. Now, by "fun", I don't necessarily mean that they're always going to be fun like "Hey bud, let's party!" I'm just calling them that for now until I collect enough and take enough time to make a special section on it. My first fun quote (found on a Sleep Apnea FAQ site created by Doug Linder... Google it if you're that interested): If you're an American, try to break the inborn habit of thinking that life owes you a quick, easy fix for every problem or inconvenience.

What frustrates YOU the most?

If someone was to ask me this question, I'd think about it a minute, and then I'd probably say that it depends on my mood at the time. However, one thing I know I could always say is very frustrating to me is when some people get away with everything, and others get away with nothing! An example: a friend of mine tells me how her son is wrongfully accused of punching a classmate in the stomach. This "victim" is a girl, however she is nearly twice the size of the accused. A teacher standing nearby grabs both classmates and immediately begins scolding the accused. The parents are brought in to go over the whole situation and have a discussion about it. Right then, in front of the teacher (who, by the way, is not even THEIR teacher but just one who happened to be on the scene) and both sets of parents and the accused, the "victim" admits, "Actually, I lied. He didn't punch me. He accidentally ran into me and I just said that he punched me." THEN, that teacher turns to the accused and says, "_____, next time, AS SOON as that happens, you need to apologize right away so there's no confusion as to what happened." !!!!! Okay, the girl gets off for lying, and the boy (who admitted--and had been saying all along--that he had merely run into the girl) gets into trouble for not handling the situation in the bizarre manner that this teacher feels would be best! Why doesn't the teacher turn to the girl and say something about how inappropriate it is to lie, and look at the trouble she could have gotten the boy into, why would she do something like that, etc., etc. Any of that? Why did she immediately turn to the boy, who is actually the victim in this case, and still blame HIM? What is it with our society, today, that lets certain people get away with certain behaviors... while other people are doing the best they can to follow along with the "rules" and be the best person they can be--and THEY'RE the ones who never get a break?!? It's tax season, and I know a lot of people are scrambling to get their taxes done... why is it so many "straight" people do what they can to make sure they're declaring everything properly and live in mortal fear of an audit, while there are other people who take advantage of every loophole and cheat the system any way they can, and they never suffer for it? I guess I can definitely say this is one of the things that frustrates me the most: people who always get away with stuff, while other people never do. I think I could write about this over and over again and never exhaust the subject!