Hope's Interview:
1. If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, what is the one thing that you could not leave unsaid and to whom would you say it?: If i could talk to everyone, it would be different for each person, because each person has touched me and shaped me into who I am today, but ultimately i think i would say "Thank you," and "Try to be the best person you can be, be compassionate and intelligent, respectful yet bold, and please, PLEASE don't do drugs." I know, weird, but I'm DYING, OKAY?!
2. What is the one thing that you are most passionate about?: I suppose it would have to be either cooking or animals, but neither is super-charged, all consuming, you know? I do love to cook, I would love culinary school, but being a dog-behaviorist/breeder would also be fun, too....well, i guess cooking wins out, just because I like cooking, all kinds of cooking, while i'm mostly just partial to dogs. Yep, definitely: I just spent 100 dollars on cooking accessories yesterday, I guess thats kind of a clue.
3. Have you ever been in love? If so, explain (no names necessary).: Yes, I have. Love is weird though, the older i get the more intricate and substantial it gets. My first love was not nearly as solid as my current. But all the times i've loved, it has been a thrill, a joy that fills you and all the one's i've loved have changed me substantially. There are those who say love has not changed who they are, and I say those people have not been in love. Perhaps they've kissed, or talked deeply about their lives to another, or screwed eachother silly, but love is deeper than all of those things without having all of those things. Those things are great, but only part of a bigger, better love. Love, ps, only gets better with time, if you ask me.
4. If there was a fire in your home, what inanimate object would you be sure to save?: Photo Albums, home videos, because i need to have some memories of my past, especially since i've moved around so much. I want something to look back on, reflect, and show to my kids some day. Roots, or at least a past, is important, because sometimes you need to see how you've evolved to understand who you are. Pictures are just easier to access than all of my memories, which will someday fail me, i'm sure.
5. What are your religious beliefs?: There is a God, he gave his son Jesus to save our souls, we're living in a beautiful, ornate world that has and is constantly evolving, and yes I do actually mean evolving in both the abstract and literal sense: I think God started and shaped the big bang, not that he just slapped everthing together in a gregorian calander week. I mean, its not like he COULDN'T create the world that complicated, with dinosaurs and such. I think the animals and babies go straight to heaven. I think there is evil in the world, but that ultimately man is good. He is just corruptable. Man makes a choice, because God allows us to choose whether we come to him or not, and even if we are not with him, he is with us and is ready to accept us anytime. I don't know if i believe in destiny: i tend to think we choose are paths, its just that God knows every possible outcome of every sequence of choices. I mean, he's God, no problem for him. Maybe i shouldn't, but I feel bad for Jesus: I mean, yes, he was part God, but he was also part man for a little bit, and i know he knew he had to die on the cross, but it still must have been agony, pure torture, and for that i feel bad. I think one's relationship with God can ebb and flow, grow and decline, just like a relationship with a parent, but there is no resenment, so long there is belief and faith. Finally, I believe that if i don't stop jabbering on right now, I am going to be late for church, which would be terribly ironic.
PS: if i have offended anyone, you will probably get over it. If not, sorry.
2. What is the one thing that you are most passionate about?: I suppose it would have to be either cooking or animals, but neither is super-charged, all consuming, you know? I do love to cook, I would love culinary school, but being a dog-behaviorist/breeder would also be fun, too....well, i guess cooking wins out, just because I like cooking, all kinds of cooking, while i'm mostly just partial to dogs. Yep, definitely: I just spent 100 dollars on cooking accessories yesterday, I guess thats kind of a clue.
3. Have you ever been in love? If so, explain (no names necessary).: Yes, I have. Love is weird though, the older i get the more intricate and substantial it gets. My first love was not nearly as solid as my current. But all the times i've loved, it has been a thrill, a joy that fills you and all the one's i've loved have changed me substantially. There are those who say love has not changed who they are, and I say those people have not been in love. Perhaps they've kissed, or talked deeply about their lives to another, or screwed eachother silly, but love is deeper than all of those things without having all of those things. Those things are great, but only part of a bigger, better love. Love, ps, only gets better with time, if you ask me.
4. If there was a fire in your home, what inanimate object would you be sure to save?: Photo Albums, home videos, because i need to have some memories of my past, especially since i've moved around so much. I want something to look back on, reflect, and show to my kids some day. Roots, or at least a past, is important, because sometimes you need to see how you've evolved to understand who you are. Pictures are just easier to access than all of my memories, which will someday fail me, i'm sure.
5. What are your religious beliefs?: There is a God, he gave his son Jesus to save our souls, we're living in a beautiful, ornate world that has and is constantly evolving, and yes I do actually mean evolving in both the abstract and literal sense: I think God started and shaped the big bang, not that he just slapped everthing together in a gregorian calander week. I mean, its not like he COULDN'T create the world that complicated, with dinosaurs and such. I think the animals and babies go straight to heaven. I think there is evil in the world, but that ultimately man is good. He is just corruptable. Man makes a choice, because God allows us to choose whether we come to him or not, and even if we are not with him, he is with us and is ready to accept us anytime. I don't know if i believe in destiny: i tend to think we choose are paths, its just that God knows every possible outcome of every sequence of choices. I mean, he's God, no problem for him. Maybe i shouldn't, but I feel bad for Jesus: I mean, yes, he was part God, but he was also part man for a little bit, and i know he knew he had to die on the cross, but it still must have been agony, pure torture, and for that i feel bad. I think one's relationship with God can ebb and flow, grow and decline, just like a relationship with a parent, but there is no resenment, so long there is belief and faith. Finally, I believe that if i don't stop jabbering on right now, I am going to be late for church, which would be terribly ironic.
PS: if i have offended anyone, you will probably get over it. If not, sorry.