With An Eye Single to the Glory
Today stayed home, surfed all day, went out of my room occasionally to do some work in the house, had lunch, bread for dinner and a really filling supper.
Oh boy.
I think I really should start on my PP again cos' it can be finished soon. If I make the effort to. After what Andrew explained to me about PP, it can be done.
But of course, I must put in the effort to make it happen.
Another thing is, I am starting to slack in my scripture study again! Hmm, I really cannot let it happen again cos' the last time it did, it cost me to become not so obedient to the commandments of the Lord.
だから、がんばりなさいよ！(Translaion: Therefore, work hard!)
And as I was reading my scriptures just now, it somehow got me thinking about worshipping idols. Just how much is too much when it comes to being crazy over idols and fangirlism?
Right now, I am quite certain of myself that even though I like Arashi and other J-pop singers, they cannot be everything in my life. My daily life cannot revolve around them only. That's why I started joining LJ communities that are non-related to J-entertainment and K-entertainment.
But it really is kinda hard to avoid the topics of J and K fandom when you have friends who are all fangirls of J and K fandom...
I think personally, I feel that supporting talented people (e.g. Arashi) in their careers is awesome cos' they really are worth the support and cos' what they do is really good entertaining! The buying of the discographies, going for their concerts (if you can afford to) and watching the shows that they are in are some of the things I like and want to do to show support to the entertainers I like.
But I also feel that this support becomes an unhealthy addiction when all you ever think about, all you ever talk about and all you ever do is all about 'supporting the entertainers'! And it can even go to such a point such as spnding too much money on getting their merchandise. Then this support, to me, becomes an obligation, one that you would have to do and need to do, in order to catch up to the entertainers' news, trends, and etc. And if you don't do them, you feel empty and outdated, getting even more desperate to catch up to know what others in the common fandom knows.
Then I guess this is worshipping idols. It might not be the complete and perfect definition of this term, but to a certain extent, that's what I feel it is like through the little experiences I came across so far.
Here are some articles on the official LDS website about this topic: Refusing to Worship Today's Graven Images by Dennis Largey, "No Other Gods before Me" by David H. Madsen and Are You a Saint? by Elder Quentin L. Cook (of the Seventy).
Well, enjoy the read, and I'll go get some shut-eye now.
Oh boy.
I think I really should start on my PP again cos' it can be finished soon. If I make the effort to. After what Andrew explained to me about PP, it can be done.
But of course, I must put in the effort to make it happen.
Another thing is, I am starting to slack in my scripture study again! Hmm, I really cannot let it happen again cos' the last time it did, it cost me to become not so obedient to the commandments of the Lord.
だから、がんばりなさいよ！(Translaion: Therefore, work hard!)
And as I was reading my scriptures just now, it somehow got me thinking about worshipping idols. Just how much is too much when it comes to being crazy over idols and fangirlism?
Right now, I am quite certain of myself that even though I like Arashi and other J-pop singers, they cannot be everything in my life. My daily life cannot revolve around them only. That's why I started joining LJ communities that are non-related to J-entertainment and K-entertainment.
But it really is kinda hard to avoid the topics of J and K fandom when you have friends who are all fangirls of J and K fandom...
I think personally, I feel that supporting talented people (e.g. Arashi) in their careers is awesome cos' they really are worth the support and cos' what they do is really good entertaining! The buying of the discographies, going for their concerts (if you can afford to) and watching the shows that they are in are some of the things I like and want to do to show support to the entertainers I like.
But I also feel that this support becomes an unhealthy addiction when all you ever think about, all you ever talk about and all you ever do is all about 'supporting the entertainers'! And it can even go to such a point such as spnding too much money on getting their merchandise. Then this support, to me, becomes an obligation, one that you would have to do and need to do, in order to catch up to the entertainers' news, trends, and etc. And if you don't do them, you feel empty and outdated, getting even more desperate to catch up to know what others in the common fandom knows.
Then I guess this is worshipping idols. It might not be the complete and perfect definition of this term, but to a certain extent, that's what I feel it is like through the little experiences I came across so far.
Here are some articles on the official LDS website about this topic: Refusing to Worship Today's Graven Images by Dennis Largey, "No Other Gods before Me" by David H. Madsen and Are You a Saint? by Elder Quentin L. Cook (of the Seventy).
Well, enjoy the read, and I'll go get some shut-eye now.