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Re: personal responsibiility (was Re: 19 personal notes on the 'christian v. secular' debate)
--- "J. Marie Hall" <fionaeval at yahoo_com> wrote:
>
> i'm not sure where i stand on this one, but i'll throw
> out what seeps in and out my brain about it...
I'm running errands today, so I don't have a lot of time for the computer,
but I think you're on the same track that I laid down.
I was meaning that everyone has a perosnal responsibility to do the right
thing with their lives--that's why people don't usually follow the script
for "Falling Down" when things don't go their way in the food line.
Whether we accept it or not, our actions affect those around us. Just try
cutting someone off in traffic and you'll see how that works. :) There
are all kinds of people out there. Some choose to limit what they exude
and some don't. The ones that don't may not have honorable intentions
either, but I'm speaking for myself.
I don't have a burning desire to make records for the public that
slanderize other people. If Eminem wants to do that, then he will
ultimately bear the fruit of that decision. I do have my own weaknesses
and I try to curtail my selfish desires that I know may injure other
people--I expect everyone else to do the same--that doesn't happen and so
therefore, there are these types of discussions--to say the least, right?
I was watching VH1 last night and they were comparing Bono's and Jon Bon
Jovi's marriages to other famous R&R marriages--some therapist made the
inference that they were ultimately healthier, more responsible people for
sticking with their "un-famous, un-supermodel" wives when they could
clearly have took the path of, say Tommy Lee, or Richie Sambora. And in a
way, I believe some of that is true. It shows that they've both resisted
temptation (to whatever degree) to make what they feel are "right
choices". Bon Jovi even said he was particularly proud he hadn't given in
and went the way of most of his contemporaries. Even if it's only one
thing, that says something of each man's character--and if you look at
their body of work, both seem to have resisted the same in their music.
I know I'm assuming much here, but can you see my comparison?
Take care,
mark
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"...I don't give a shit about pop stars"--Linford Detweiler at Greenbelt '95
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