another xanga comment (for posterity's sake)

dangit, i've been meaning to tell you that you've had some awesome blogs lately... sincerely! i share your frustration! there's sooooo many other things i agree with you on, but i'll see if i can cut it down...

...if they've "heard it before," then isn't it OBVIOUS that what you suggest is what NEEDS to be done? it's like if they ask same questions over and over to enough people, SOMEONE will tell them what they WANT to hear, as opposed to what they NEED to hear. (thankfully, you're not one of those people who only wants to placate others... real friends lay it straight, and it's a shame that a lot of teenagers feel that real friends say whatever you want them to say, or do whatever you tell them to do.) and it's even MORE frustrating when they get mad at YOU when you're trying to help! shoot, venting is ONE thing (and can be quite theraputic), but friggin' DO something about it afterwards! arghhhh

"God is not a wish-granter." well-said!! I just remembered talk 1, and how one of the points is how we choose suffering (e.g., how adam and eve knowingly chose to do the forbidden, and paid the consequences). God sets the rules, and when we don't go by them... it bites us in the ass sooner or later. He loves us and all, and truly wants us to have the best! ...but He doesn't make it easy to get back in line; we have to consciously follow him more closely to get there.

lastly... Guidance! [G]od, [u] and [i] [dance]. ...when two people dance, it doesn't work when they *both try to lead. Between me and God, someone has to follow the other, and we all know which one of us should be doing the leading.

ay-ya, sorry for the mini-essay... it's just that i've been witness to the friend-situation you described earlier, and i've been on both ends of it.

.....i guess it's all in the god's timing that i finally decided to write my new-year's blog only today. if people could turn their focus away from themselves for just a moment, and put it to where it belongs, ya?

Posted 2/16/2006 at 2:35 AM by bobo929