RE: Double standards? white guy gets shot by black cop in a similar situation days apart
August 27, 2014 at 11:31 pm
(This post was last modified: August 28, 2014 at 12:10 am by Drich.)
(August 27, 2014 at 11:25 pm)Losty Wrote: King?
Rodney king the LA riots?!
He was unjustly beat up by like 10 cops, and the city was almost burnt to the ground.. Rodney king is the king in race riot and looting for a 'noble' cause business.
(August 27, 2014 at 11:29 pm)Luckie Wrote: Maybe then dear Drich, your skin is too too thick. If chuck had said that to me in person or about anyone else I knew, I'd have slapped his face (with words). Sometimes we all (especially you sir) lose sight of the fact that we are talking to people, not text, and our words have power. Even though we aren't face to face, its not okay to flame. Its not okay to wish aids on other people, either. Its just not becoming of civility, and dances precariously on the precipice of juvenilely.
I think you reap what you sow. Maybe... sow better?
Your right! I do have callous skin. One has to have it here and places like this, especially when I hold the antagonist pov in this particular forum. I and those who share my views know going in we are considered the 'bad guys' and have to remain so at least to a degree if we are to remain faithful to what I believe. So rather slap him back for what was said to me or about my wife, I must turn the other cheek. While I will not let this type of slanderous misrepresentation go if said about God or the bible, it would be a point of pride to indulge in using my God given ability to 'slap down' a personal arguement, especially when we are told to go the extra mile/turn the other cheek.
As far as sowing what I reap. I am sowing change. I am sowing change by showing you all different way to look at and think about a whole myriad of topics. Those who have been taught to think a certain way will argue anything they are not familiar with. Those who have been indoctrinated will kick scream and claw out the eyes of anyone who they can not scare off with an aggressive display of their verbal plumage.
It's par for the course.
I thank everyone for their concern, but truthfully it's no big deal. Again, a couple does not live through something like that and not come out fortified on the other end. We have been married long enough to have had far more good drug free years than bad. I honestly do not think about it any more..
But when I do.. I drink dos root beers.
Then look back and realize that nothing I am involved with doing today would be possible if I had not seen and stuck that trial out through to the end.
It was a very hard answer to a very important prayer. Fore it is far easier to see and hear God in the hardship than in the prosperity. Why? Some claim desperation.. No. When one is dealing with a 250 dollar aday herion addiction, one quickly passes desperation, to the valley on no hope, and dispare. Its when we give up and give it to God can we see things work. Because once we give up we know the things that are happening are not our doing.
It is from this extension of love that I was shown in this dark time did I learn what it is to forgive and to be forgiven. I emptied my anger out on God, and He allowed me to do it. Not only that He took my anger and provided me answers to my questions. These answers forced me to change the way I think about everything.
In people like chuck I see the anger I once had myself. Because the opportunity was given to me to empty out my anger and ask my questions, I feel the least I can do is provide that same place that was given to me. What he does with it is completely upto him.
