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StudentPermalink Reply by Danielle Starshine on August 20, 2012 at 11:25am

old people are just different in thinking....they come from a time where religion was predominant and you were taught not to question it ( i don't agree with this approach, but it exists like it or not) whereas younger generations rely on a more scientific worldview...while i agree that our willpower is ultimately what shapes us,there's probably nothing you can say or do that is gonna change her perspective. perspective is subjective and we are each entitled to our own. i wouldn't get too bent out of shape about it. as the dude would say : "that's just your opinion, man."

give yourself a pat on the back though for all you have done for yourself. you deserve it.

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Permalink Reply by Allyssa on August 20, 2012 at 11:44am

Very touching story! In my personal thoughts, I don't believe 'God' exists outside of us. We are all god, it exists in our souls. <3

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StudentPermalink Reply by Missina Lee on August 20, 2012 at 1:25pm

I think you are right, I mean, I agree with you that people can trust in/have faith in God which helps them get through trials and gives them more determination and purpose for getting better or overcoming obstacles, but that should not take away from our own abilities as well. This kind of thinking is a feel good way of looking at the world, but it sucks, because it opens itself to questions such as, "well if God healed her, why didn't he heal me?" And if God gets the credit for all the good things, then God also gets the credit for the bad things, which leads people to being angry and frustrated because God "let this awful thing" occur such as starving children or abused women or whatever else you want to name off. If we deflect responsibility when good things happen, then we also deflect it when bad things are happening, and we don't take action to fix them because we wait on God to do that when it's our job to care for others and help them, heal them, bless them. And I'm not trying to say God is completely detached from the world and is not involved in healing or giftings, just that I think he moves and works in ways that are much greater than our understanding, and it kinda cheapens him when we only relate to him in ways of good or bad actions. It's such a mentality of our times though. 

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StudentPermalink Reply by Meagan Collinge on August 20, 2012 at 1:49pm

I totally agree with this. It is great when a person can use their religion for comfort and inspiration but when it is used as a crutch it can be a problem. "We don't need to act on climate change, only God can do that..."  and so on.

Dutruex I love how said it. Love yourself. Definitely give yourself credit first.

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Permalink Reply by Jade Lilian White on August 20, 2012 at 5:11pm

In an interview with Justin Bieber prior to his being signed and before he rose to national fame, the interviewer said, "This is proof that God can do amazing things." But it wasn't God. JB was the one putting himself on YouTube. That crap annoys me too. If God did all these great things then why is there war, murder, death, sex slavery, poverty, and desolation in other areas of the world? People who believe in God are traditional and they also believe they deserve what they have and that others are unfortunate due to sins in a previous life or something. I don't know. I always credit myself when I accomplish things. I've been very successful and never once thanked God. LoL.

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Permalink Reply by Mina Bear on August 21, 2012 at 8:18am

I dont want to offend anyone either....but overly religious people are EXACTLY what is wrong with the world. Being crazy religious and shoving your God down other peoples throats is just as bad as being money greedy or blood hungry. A lot of hate comes straight from those who are all about god and doing "whats right"

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Permalink Reply by Mina Bear on August 21, 2012 at 8:17am

I agree fully, even if there is some greater power......people need credit for their hard work. You're definitely right about yours and her determination for her arm and your weight. Hard work from yourselves brought those results

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Permalink Reply by Keseygirll~ on August 21, 2012 at 11:47am

I understand how you're saying it was the little girls willpower and not, "god" who did it;

i dont know, as i've become more aware and more spiritual, i kind of have this feeling that WE are god.

that our combined energy and love for one another is god.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Ayla Hammons on August 25, 2012 at 3:07pm

I dislike religion. I dislike it a lot. My brother is always complaining about the athletes in interviews 'I'd like to thank god'...god wasn't going to the gym three times a day and training four. God wasn't eating nothing but chicken, broclie, boiled eggs, and raw almonds for a month. You did this. You won because you trained hard.
I also have a problem when religious types comment on a death 'god had a plan
for him' is what they would say when my dad died, and when my best friend died.
So gods plan included robbing two children of their father? A wife of her husband, all before they had found a way to patch up the dysfunction, gods plan was for the mother and daughter to struggle to make enough money to keep the house? For the son to be consumed by the fact that he was still so angry at his father for his wrong doings and wasn't ready to not be.
And Adam, 22, 'gods got a plan' he was the best person I have ever known and he was going to better ther world. I feel bad for every person that never got to meet him. There will never be another Adam, and the world suffers for it.
But yeah I guess I went on a tangent.

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StudentPermalink Reply by Cheez Hoops on August 25, 2012 at 3:28pm

All I can say is The Secret... If you haven't heard of it or know what it is you should look it up.  It's how I feel about it. And you should definitely give yourself all the credit!

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