I didn't say that the passion of Christ doesn't move me. But that the movie The Passion didn't move me. It didn't cause me to reflect anymore than any enactment of the passion I've seen. It didn't put any pictures in my head that I hadnt' already thought of. I know how gruesome it was and the awful weapons they used to torture him. But, it seems to me, that I would rather have never seen it. I haven't met anyone else with this idea. Everyone else in the theatre was in tears. Yet, I wasn't. My sister found this incredibly hard to believe, but what can I say? I don't know, when I tell people I didn't like it, they're thinking "ohh, she would rather remain blissfully ignorant. sigh..." Because people are like "did you not like what it made you think? is that it?/ did you not like seeing how it happened? is that it?" no no no no no! It's frustrating. All of a sudden I'm a horrible person because I didn't like one freaking movie. One rather powerful, moving movie with an important message to tell that's more than just a movie, though. If I ever told some of my friends at home that I didnt' like it... they'd I don't know, probably freak out. My favorite parts of the movie were when it reflected on his life. It's not that I don't reflect on what he did for us, but I prefer to reflect on his life. Everything he taught us. If you focus on JUST the passion, you miss a lot. If you focus on JUST the life, you miss a lot. You need to focus on the whole, life, passion, resurection!
Dear Frog-- What can I say but: I told you so? I don't mean to sound so harsh, but from the beginning, I figured I was destined to "fuck up," as I so put it. And, well, I fucked it all up. I am sorry. I never meant to hurt you, but so it goes. It is in my nature. Did I not tell you this before? Perhaps, someday there will be one whom I will not sting. I will change my very nature to help this person cross the stream. Oh, but dear Frog, I feel now that I cannot say that I wish I hadn't messed everything up. As wonderful as our times were together, I feel I would have stung you eventually. As you nurse your wounds, know I will always remember you. I hope that one day you can forgive me. Scorpion _______________________________________ The Scorpion and the Frog A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The frog asks, "How do I know you won't sting me?" The scorpion says, "Becaus...
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