Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Priest
At the coffee shop, just finished listening to a priest console a girl trying desperately not to slip into cynicism, and from what I gathered this whole thing started because her best friend (a dude) did something or another. It was grueling listening to all these "well Jesus did this" and "idolatry that." No no priest your dated examples won't do. I would've said (and I am no priest) that yes your friend screwed you over, and you ignored that fault and you didn't confront, because you're scared of the truth. Maybe he got sick of how judgie you are and that he's moved on to less meek people. That man just solidified this lack of backbone and even applauded it. Hmm, she needs cynicism even a little bit, we all do. You know why? Because the intuitive thing to do when one screws you over is to blame yourself, and that's not always the case. There was no solution except acceptance, but he let her blather on and on, to no avail. This priest was ineffective. I feel sorry for the whole thing.
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