February 26, 2005







  • Following up a comment to phoenix5807's site, regarding the evolution of an "ism" from a philosopher's pov:


    "The real essence of the subersion is indicated by the very term 'Christianity', which give to the matter the force of an 'ism'.  A word ending in 'ism' denotes an ideological or doctrinal trend deriving from a philosophy.  Thus we have positivism, socialism, republicanism, spiritualism, idealism, materialism, etc.  None of these words, however, denotes the philosophy itself.  In fact, it might be directly opposed to it.  Marx and Kierkegaard both tried to prevent their thinking from being reduced to an ideological mechanism.  But  they could not stop their successors from freezing their living thought into one (or many) systems, and in this way an ideology arose.  Even Sartre accepts the term existentialism without seeing how it perverts what he is saying.  The moment the mutation takes place from existential thinking to existentialism, a living stream is transformed into a more or less regulated and stagnant irrigation channel, and as the thought moves further and further away from the source it becomes banal and familiar."    Jacques Ellul  The Subversion of Christianity  (emphases mine)


    this can go a long way towards explaining why/how we as students can get caught up in the original thoughts of a philosopher/teacher only to become appalled and disillusioned by the praxis of the adherents... it points towards the dilution of modern Christendom compared to the teachings of Christ...


    i had my first ever massage today... completely, unbelievably relaxing... feet/legs/back/arms/shoulders/neck.... at the conclusion, when i walked downstairs to pay, my g/fs said i looked completely stoned... which is how i felt... even driving home in nj traffic w/ nj drivers in competition could not shake me... too bad it is so expensive - i could so get used to this! it is better than...italian food!


    when my massage therapist, jewel, found out i was hoping to go to seminary this fall, she shared that she was going to be going to Philadelphia Bible University... so while she healed my body, we talked about healing souls... so all of me ended up refreshed... God puts ppl in the oddest places for me to find...


    tomorrow, after St. Peter's, my cuz, Barb, and i will be going to Central Park to see The Gates... i was supposed to meet someone else there, but money issues for them as well... $$ bites like monkeys...


     


Comments (3)

  • i am really nervous cause i am taking my permit test wednesday! of course, mom is coming with me.  everytime i tell her i failed she says that i am doing something wrong.  she doesnt comfort me when i dont pass.  she really isnt very comforting when something went wrong.  i just dont wanna be dissapointed again when i fail the test.

  • thanks for your comment! it really means alot to me.  maybe dad is right, that i eat to much! i hate my body cause i hate the way i look. i dont like it at all. i try to eat healthy food but it doesnt seem to work for me.  sometimes i wish that my body looked like the great singers today.  i hate the clothes i wear cause it looks big on me.  i wish i wore the clothes that are like a small.  i wanna be skinny but there is no way i can be like that

  • i understand on what your saying.  trying to eat healthy food wont do all of it.  right now, i dunno if there is any rec sports teams.  you have to be like 18 or older to join anyway. which sucks in the first place.  i was seriously thinking about joining dad's softball team, but i dunno how he would feel and how the other guys would feel about it cause i am usually there as a cheerleader and a score keeper. chicken is one of my favorite foods and its really hard trying to give that up.  im starting to drink diet sodas but i dunno anymore.  half the crap i eat sucks. i wana go to a gym but i dunno how much one would run me and how old you have to join. i know that soem of the singers today are airbrushed, but their bodies are gorgeous! i have been sorta watching of what i am eating but it doesnt seem to be enough. i just dont know what to do anymore.  i honsetly dont! i wanna go to the gym and maybe half a friend come with me. i have been trying to go on a diet, but none of that stuff works for me!

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