My reaction to over half the shit that occurs on the internet
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rofl the littlest one, he’s so pissed
Oh my. That face. On the second row.
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“Yeah. Don’t ask your friends to pray for all of the starving, dying children in the world. That would be silly. And I’m so glad your god took time out of his busy day to help you with your test! Those kids in 3rd world countries obviously just didn’t ask hard enough.”
(Thanks http://tehsunshine.tumblr.com/)
okay these things are honestly starting to annoy me. We can’t pray for any damn thing because “omg selfish christian”. seriously? I’ve been called selfish because I’m thankful to God that I survived my tumor. I’m selfish because apparently by the sole fact that I’m thankful to God that somehow translates into “oh wow you think you’re more deserving of life then those poor children starving in other countries, dieing at young ages. you should be ashamed of yourself you stupid christian!”
what?! no, I’m just happy to be alive and the fact that I thank God makes me selfish? what the fuck?! Hell I thank God when I manage to pass a big exam, but that makes me selfish too? you act like just because we thank God for the little things makes us selfish Christians, what the fuck is selfish about being thankful? I don’t think I’m more deserving of fortune, I’m just HAPPY that I’m able to be fortunate, what the fuck is so selfish about being happy!?
It’s not really about being selfish or selfless. The way I see it, the problem here lies in the way God works (or doesn’t work). Ashley’s Facebook status implies that the reason she got 92% in her test was because lots of people prayed for her, and so God intervened. This then begs the question of why God doesn’t intervene when people pray for homeless people, starving children, oppressed minorities? God seems to be doing nothing in these areas - in fact, everything seems to be getting worse. And when you praise God for someone surviving a disease, or a natural disaster, what does that say for all those people who didn’t survive? They didn’t pray hard enough? God didn’t listen or doesn’t care about them? So when you praise God for the 92% he supposedly helped you get in your test, you’re ignoring all those other unanswered prayers - many of which would be for much more life-threatening issues than your own.
It raises a much bigger issue than selfishness, IMO. It raises the problem of a God who is extremely, and conveniently, selective with the prayers he supposedly answers.
I do not see anything wrong with someone asking for prayers for an exam. Posting it on social media is a little extreme, but each to his own I suppose.
Also, perhaps we don’t see God/gods/whoever intervening on things like homelessness, starvation, war, etc. because our society and the media prefers sensational stories that are horrific and tragic and really, really awful over stories that are heartwarming, inspiring, and positive (that’s what I’ve seen lately at least). For example, this blog, Regretsy, STFUParents, STFUCouples… see where this is going? We like a good rant, rave, and bash-party!
But why? I don’t know. But what I do know is that you cannot put the blame on a god that may or may not exist, when it is US who are the ONLY ones who can actually, physically do something about it. If you believe in a god, then do pray— but pray for strength to carry out your task. Don’t expect that god to do everything for you with a snap of his/her/its fingers. Its all on you— the god is simply your source of strength. (well, that’s what I’ve been taught.)
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If I could find the right dress to go with these shoes, (if they exist) I’d wear them.
Agreed.
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