i'm lying in bed listening to music through headphones. pretty much
every cd of the approximately two hundred i own, except for coldplay
and collective soul, is of a 'Christian band' (were there such a
thing), because I'm a good Christian.
i'll admit, just now i skipped 'be thou my vision' in my playlist in order to hear illegally downloaded afi, whose poetically depressing lyrics are smoothly integrated into complex guitar compositions. but i deleted the one song that has the f-word (the only profanity, as far as i know), probably because i'm a good Christian.
today i was wearing my favourite black zip-up hoodie. it is good, except the bottom-front part kind of bunches up and makes me look like i have a beer belly, even though i have never had a sip of beer (because i'm a good Christian?).
also, the sleeves are a little short. were my hands to suddenly become legs, my hoodie would be high-water pants. a truly Good sweater wouldn't be like this. however, this is my favourite, probably because i've never had a perfect sweater - or seen one, in fact. i guess i'll have to settle for this one. but if i had a perfect sweater it would not bunch up and the sleeves would fit better (were there such thing as a perfect sweater), because it would be a truly Good sweater.
hypothetically, were i to come across the perfect sweater, i would no longer think my zip-up hoodie was so good. in fact, there would be only one favourite sweater for me. if that were the case, i should probably completely forget about this hoodie and do everything i can to get the perfect one (were there such a thing), because it would be a Good sweater.
but, for now, I'll listen to my good songs in my good sweater, and be content to be a good Christian (were there such a thing).
i'll admit, just now i skipped 'be thou my vision' in my playlist in order to hear illegally downloaded afi, whose poetically depressing lyrics are smoothly integrated into complex guitar compositions. but i deleted the one song that has the f-word (the only profanity, as far as i know), probably because i'm a good Christian.
today i was wearing my favourite black zip-up hoodie. it is good, except the bottom-front part kind of bunches up and makes me look like i have a beer belly, even though i have never had a sip of beer (because i'm a good Christian?).
also, the sleeves are a little short. were my hands to suddenly become legs, my hoodie would be high-water pants. a truly Good sweater wouldn't be like this. however, this is my favourite, probably because i've never had a perfect sweater - or seen one, in fact. i guess i'll have to settle for this one. but if i had a perfect sweater it would not bunch up and the sleeves would fit better (were there such thing as a perfect sweater), because it would be a truly Good sweater.
hypothetically, were i to come across the perfect sweater, i would no longer think my zip-up hoodie was so good. in fact, there would be only one favourite sweater for me. if that were the case, i should probably completely forget about this hoodie and do everything i can to get the perfect one (were there such a thing), because it would be a Good sweater.
but, for now, I'll listen to my good songs in my good sweater, and be content to be a good Christian (were there such a thing).
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And due to social activities that I have partaken in and devil's music that I have grown accustomed to, it seems that your best friend is a very bad Christian, irregardless of the very nice sweater that I am wearing today.
PS. I like the fact that this post actually sounded like you talking rather than a philosophy textbook.
Oh and I don't know jodi, and I mean no offense, but irregardless isn't a word. Unless... it's like your sweater, you know, a word that's not perfect (or doesn't exist) but we cherish it anyway because it is a picture of our own imperfections and inadequacies.
I can play at this too!
with all of this talk of goodness and perfectness methinks you have been reading a bit too much greek philosophy. maybe you should take it easy for a while...
Here's a question to ponder:
Would you rather have an incredibly moist left foot or have a friendly midget permanently strapped to you, papoose style?
Even still, most of my music doesn't have profanity, just some of it ... but I like it. Do you think this is bad Keith? I even sometimes (gasp) use profanity myself. But you know this.
P.S. It looks like it's going to rain outside and I don't have an umbrella.
gareth: yes, i am saying you are a bad Christian. is listening to music with profanity a part of this? perhaps. maybe i will write a blog on profanity sometime soon. however, for now i'd suggest re-reading the post; its intention is quite different than perhaps you at first thought. i don't think any of us are good Christians. the point is that we need to stop dwelling in our imperfections and seek after Christ, who is our perfection.
I agree with you one hundred percent. I was just being sarcastic and having some fun.
In Christ,
Gareth