July 24, 2007
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Some thoughts...
Which I'll probably get in trouble for, but whatever. I'm saying what's on my mind.
It's getting excruciatingly difficult for me to deal with people who think skin deep, or stop their logical processes after an abstract-so-it-must-be-seemingly-profound thought or phrase. These people tend to be good little liberals who went to college and are quite intelligent, but when we talk I feel like I'm getting talking points memos from Jon Stewart but without the comedic timing. Which really sucks. I like comedic timing. It makes up for a lot.
Anyway, I'm realizing that I can't argue with people because our banks of information are filled with different currency. I get my information from myriad sources so I usually know what people are talking about and why they're angry, but they don't understand what I'm saying because it's foreign. So instead of arguing with my foreign currency I convert it and translate it for them. That's when I see that the problem is that he/she is uninterested in filling in the holes of logic or obtaining the answer to the why's and how's that frustrate us all. It's disappointing, but understandable. But it still doesn't excuse ignorance. I just won't hound them for it.
One nagging itch I've had about this whole Korean hostages situation in Afghanistan is my disappointment in these "Christian missionaries". Who goes to a known danger zone as a medical missionary, only to be captured and pleading for their lives? Just don't go! Or go with some guts and stake your life on what you believe. And no one would have thought lesser of them had they just not gone. Sigh. Maybe it's because I'm translating sermons right now from early 20th century Korean (mostly North Korean) revivalists, but... man. They don't make 'em like they used to. But really, going of your own volition and then grieving your home country by pleading them to compromise their mission... I'm not claiming one thing or another but it sure looks like a political stunt... or a embarrassing exhibition of mettle. Either way, I'm grieving, it's just for a different reason---shame. But still, the world is watching and I hope this keeps them from getting hurt. Damn the Taliban.
And now, I'm officially evil. Or perhaps just not eloquent. ugh.
But something I'm thankful for is that now that I have all this time and am reading a lot but thinking even more, the day-to-day has become a bit heavier. Sobering, really. And it's tough to find answers when you're taking each fact on relative or conditional value, pending the acquisition of further information. But endeavoring such a feat, simply trying, has brought one thing to light---the evidence of the Spirit who guides me. I don't tire of the quest and the esoteric gems I gain render me humbly indebted and grateful.
And now, I'm officially pretentious.
...haha. I promise the next post will be lighter, maybe pictures, even.
Comments (2)
i think you're just so smart and educated that you have to constantly start from the liberal-populist perspective and argue from there. it's more work but you'll come off less "evil" to others. or not. truly compassionate conservatism is hard. anyways, keep up the great blogging.
Hello.:)
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