Ms.nice-I never really realized how much I missed your company and humor in class… I do wish we could have been closer before but I am delighted that I was significant enough to make so many impressions in our friendship. This is getting a little too personal so I shall not blog about it.. secrets are meant to be kept and shared when the time is right…
I had an interesting conversation with S on the way back home… about how the book “Kissing dating goodbye” views dating and courtship wherein the author advocates saving your dating experience for the one and only person you wish to be your life partner and in general avoiding getting into romantic relationships. But of course this was more towards the theme of avoiding letting BGR issues interfere with the relationship you share with God rather than demonizing relationships.
Personally I think this is an ideal situation that would work in an ideal world… and the more I thought about it the more
I felt a good analogy was Eve’s eating of the apple. How do you know what is bad for you? Unless you have experienced the heartache and destructiveness of a failed relationship. How do you understand the allure of intimacy if you have not been tempted by it? How can you say that you sympathize with a crying friend when you never felt the absolute crushing of your heart when a relationship turns sour.
Thus in all honesty… experience it, mature yourself by it… and in the end understand what unconditional and perfect Love is promised to you. I believe that each person has their own opinion just as I have mine… But this is how I remind myself to remain humble, that we are only human and imperfect in the way we do things(in this case… love) and also how we must always strive to LEARN and grow…
Hope has been a great experience and I might consider returning for their services if I can… But I wonder if I am ready to come back into the flock or whether I need to walk alone a little more. It has been a long time… and joining them was humbling and somewhat awkwar, but S and her friends made me feel more than a little welcome.
Merry Christmas… and Good night