Saturday, October 14, 2006
Stupidity
Yesterday I think I made a really big fool of myself, but that seems to be what I'm good at. I was trying to do something funny and stupid, but I think it only turned out funny to me and really stupid to everyone else. I knew the girl from down the hall (Jamie, if you want a name) was coming to ask Christie if she wanted to go to the pep rally. I thought it would be funny to lock the door and put some of those things that you grow in water on the steps (if you didn't know, we have five steps that lead into our room). Then I was going to lean on the top of the door frame and unlock the door. This plan didn't work quite right however because I couldn't quite reach the lock from my position of leaning on the door frame. When I heard a knock on the door I ran over and tried to unlock the door. While I did manage to get it unlocked I also fell onto the steps. Christie, not realizing I had fallen on accident, rushed over and tried to unlock the door. In this process she actually relocked it. I told her this and she proceeded to unlock it again while I continued to lie on the steps. By the time the door was opened I was still on the steps and the look I got from the girl outside was priceless. I think she really hates me now because I am so silly. Oh well, I like being silly. The other really sad part was that she didn't even notice the things on the steps because I was covering them all up. Regardless to say, I didn't get invited to the pep rally. I guess I didn't really want to go anyways, but I've really lost my chances of being friends with that girl now. (She was one of the girls that was making fun of my Christmas songs too.) I guess I don't really need friends like her anyways, they seem to cause me to act stupid because of some of their brash comments. Besides I don't think that she is a possessing Christian, and those are the only people that you should make close friends anyhow. (You should read this book called University of Destruction by David Wheaton. It tells all about the kind of friends you should have along with covering many other topics that need addressed both in college and for Christians in any stage of their walk. It is also a very good read.) Anyways, whether what I did was really stupid or not, I got a kick out of it. That's all that really matters.
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2 comments:
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being silly. In fact, everybody is silly or crazy or weird or whatever--it just depends the observer's viewpoint. Maybe you think it's silly to cram thousands of people into a big room and yell and sream about a game, which: involves a bunch of guys running around with a ball trying to knock each other down, won't take place for several hours, and almost none of the horde will play.
Each person has an individual conception of what is enjoyable and what is not. Some people, however, don't seem to undrestand this simple fact of life, and they ridicule others for being "crazy" or "silly" or whatever.
Ignore these people and seek out others who have views similar to yours.
I think you mean "professing Christian"
It's ok to have friends who aren't Christians - as long as you keep that in mind, don't expect them to behave as Christians, and don't let them have a negative influence on you.
I also have to back Tom up on his advice - don't let other peoples' perception of you have too much influence on your behavior. Most people have a herd mentality - they have to be just like everyone else ("normal"), but they don't realize that they're sacrificing their precious individuality. They are missing out - they'll end up depressed and otherwise messed up because "normal" is some ideal that can never really be achieved. So just be yourself no matter how anyone takes it.
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