What do you do when instinct leads you away from logic? What do you do when you are faced with a situation and your instinct is telling you to do something that is completely illogical?
Why do faith and reasonable logic always clash? Why is reasonable logic almost always chosen over faith? Is it because of the safeness of it? Is it a fear of stepping out on faith?
How do you go about knowing who your friends are? Is there a test to give? Is severing a friendship giving up on someone? Should friendships be severed? Isn't life about building friendships and relationships?
Is there a definite 100% correct decision? Is there a 100% wrong decision? It may be good for you but hurting someone else! You may be already well off and step in front of someone who really needs that job to live that you are applying for and accept that job, You feel great about a pay increase, but what about the lil guy you just caused to be homeless?
Why do we render comment on others, when we fall victim to the same short-comings? Does misery love that much company? Why is there always judgement when there is a mountain of things for you to be judged on?
Why can't we just leave people alone? Why is there picking and meddling in other people's lives? Why can't people let people live? Why are there always questions asked that are always out of order?
I laid troubled under the cover on my futon in complete darkness wondering about everything! Absolutely everything that I could of wondered about in those 2 hours sat uneasy in me. I just had to let some of it out!
13 thoughts:
I dont feel as if friendships should be severed because if they are friends they should be there to help with growth and improvment on yours and their behalf no matter what it is if they are your friends they will want the growth
the promise land effect is what i call it. as with Moses who was a great man and had many friends, one being God, he too was cut off at a point. He was cut off from entering the promise land. i know it does not make sense on the surface, but just think if God would cut Moses off from the promise land, we can also follow suit. there are times when we have to severe friendships for the good of self and others. All of your friends made along the way will not journey with you until the end. it is not meant to be so. people are appointed into our lives for a period of time. Just think about your very first friend in elementary school, do you lose sleep over this friend who may not be in the picture today. granted this person is a piece of a who you are today. In my case it was Donald Brown, Jr. who taught me to draw thunder cats in the third grade. he is not in my present but he helped to shape it.
On the other hand, as with myself, i think it is important to have friends and evaluate them often to see if they contribute to your growth. If the answer is yes then you know to keep these people around.
sorry so much, in so little time. hope it makes sense.
Dapper
(Hmmmmmmm...let's see...)
Sometimes instincts seem illogical because they point you in a direction that you never thought you'd have to go. At the end of the day I always follow my instincts after careful analysis of the outcome and how it will affect MY future.
Faith and 'logic' often clashes because you have to believe and trust in something that may be unknow whereas 'logic' relies on what's 'inferred' or 'known'. The Bible says "Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see..." (Hebrews 11:1)
I don't believe that there is a definite 100% correct decision because for every action there is a reaction. Conversely, I would say that there are definitely 100% 'wrong' decisions.
To judge others is a fault of humanity. To be more crasp (Damnit like), my pops used to say "Opinions are like ass holes. Everybody's got one." Take peoples opinion with a grain of salt but to thy own self be true.
Simple...People are nosey! LoL. They can ask, but you aren't required to answer (Unless it's me of course...lol).
Buy a bed and stop laying awake at night. LoL. But no, don't be troubled. Just learn to be comfortable with yourself and know yourself. Everything else shall fall where they may...
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~Damnit!
Not all friendships last forever, sometimes people grow apart and thus so does the friendship. You just have to know for yourself when the friendship is finished. There comes times when friendships are over for a period but then down the line maybe the friendship can be rekindled.
Hmm...everyone has an opinion on everything, whether its right, wrong or totally off subject. People sometimes voice their opinion just to hear themselves speak, because they think they have something valueable to say, to cause or relieve chaos and in an attempt to support. I agree with blaq, hear everyone out, but listen to yourself.
I like to believe that the world is black and white, that there should be a 100% right and 100% wrong answers. Life has taught me that this is not the case. When making a decision just be mindful of the consequences, good and bad.
I love and am feeling all of your comments, boy. I ask myself the same question. As far a friendships go, I hate to let go of a real friendship, because I hate when good people leave out of my life. Some people you do just have to let go, for a moment in time but true friendships last regardless. At least that's one man's Opinion.
Make that two men's Opinions. You seem depressed? Is everything alright? You know you are loved in the blog world and if you are loved here I know you are loved in the real world as well.
I sent that before I was finished. I was going to say how much I hate to talk about people, because I hate to be talked about (good or bad), I hate when I am the topic of other people's conversations. It makes me feel uneasy. That being said I find myself, sometimes, caught up in gossip. I am lucky, most times I am just listening, but every so often I at the one doing the talking. I feel guilty after I realize that I have done it, but what good is that? I guess it is just the nature of the beast. If it makes you feel any better, all animals judge. For instance, my dog was just telling me.....
Now i know who broke the question mark key on dat computer......
My feeling won't be hurt if you delete my comment... It's LOOOOONG... I'm talker can you tell???....
Instinct or logic? It all depends if your instincts is a way of your conscious telling you not to do something go with your instincts. If you're reacting to event or issue I tend to use logic. My train of reasoning has always been that of a Christian, if your conscious tells you NO then don't do it. Otherwise we the odds out and may the stronger of the two win.
Faith and logic clash... bLaQ~n~MiLD put it best. It's believing in someone or something without proof that makes it seem illogical. I've learn faith is made strong proof of actions. Just as Christian believe god exist by all that surrounds us, our faith in people is based on their actions and promises kept. The times logic and faith will seem to clash is when there isn't enough proof to back up a promise made us.
Friends.... This one isn't black and white. Given the different medium in which we all communicate, it's easy to establish new types of friends. It's been my experience online relationships tend to grow faster than those forged outside of this medium. It's also easier at times for these types of friendships to end quicker. In my personal life most of the friends I had encountered were because of the faith I followed and then later other friendships were made because of place or situations I had been in. Some of my closest friends came from people I would never had befriend if it wasn't for a particular issue I was having at that time. Whether or not a friendship should be severed is a personal choice. I had a good friend for 12 years whom I broke all ties with after a major fallout. Emotionally I didn't want to loose his friendship, but due to the circumstance it had to be done. If a friendship with someone is hurting you then it's not a friendship that's called abuse. Ultimately it's you who can make the call and decide if it's a friendship worth nurturing.
Definite 100% right wrong answers.... Again I have to agree with bLaQ~n~MiLD. There is no right or wrong. It is a matter of looking at the choices and what the pros and cons are of each choice. This is where having older friends and family comes into play. Their outlook on life is different and can at times shed light on hard decisions. The best medicine is to never second guess yourself or look back with regret. Doing so will only make you feel worse. There's nothing bad about making one choice today and then realizing it wasn't the correct choice for you and changing your mind. What counts is that at the end you're happy with the choices you've made in your life.
Gossip... It's been around for ever. People like to feel good about themselves. So we tend to gossip about other. Whether it's good or bad we all talk about others. Yet it's human nature to either listen or talk about the negative of others. Society in general is drawn to the negative. It's rare to hear in the news anything uplifting. And when anything good is said it's not given the media hype. People love scandals and will ask anything so they can go and gossip about it. It's sad but true. What I normally like to do is answer back back with the same question or an even more imprudent question. Most people would get the hint and stop.
Don't let the world or anyone get to you. Remember when anyone wishes you ill it's because they themselves are unhappy. There will always be someone out there looking to make others feel bad just so they can feel better about themselves.
Let's see if I can respond properly.
For me:
I usually go with my gut, because so much of what happens in the world defies reasonable logic.
Faith and reasonable logic are not that absolutely removed from each other.
I know who my friends are by how much we get from each other. I try to access what value we bring to each other's lives.
Friendships can be severed, but connections shouldn't. We're all in a position to learn from each other and that has nothing to do with friendship. I learn valuable lessons from people I don't like.
If something is good for my sanity and well-being, it's an absolutely 100% correct decision, regardless of who might be hurt by the decision.
I don't think I have ever brought about someone's homelessness. If it happened indirectly, I'm sure there were other mitigating factors.
I try not to make value judgments regarding the decisions of others. What works for them may not work for me. I am in no position to pass judgment on anyone else, only myself.
I hope this helps. I'm sure I missed something. If so, ask me directly.
Good post. Interesting questions to ponder.
If faith was mostly logically...it wouldn't be faith.
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