saved
my mentee (is this a real word? people use it here, but then again a lot fo them don't believe in evolution. the person a mentor advises is their...mentee?) told me i need to be saved. what the hell does he know about being saved? it was so sad and ironic. and annoying. he's fourteen. he clearly has no concept of what he believes. he has no idea what's going on in the world or even what's between the covers of his King James. and i'm the one who needs to be saved.
i got pretty bitter with him. i tired to have productive conversations to explore his belief system and give more depth to his daily verse book. finally i told him i didn't believe in his god and had no interest in his church. that wasn't very helpful. i'm gonna try to be a better spiritual guide, but what the hell do i know about shit. i don't even know what i believe.
i wanna tell him in ways he can understand. i wanna tell him god isn't the Word, god is this right here, god is people connecting and helping each other. god is connection and love and passion. but i can't even write it for myself, how will i ever be able to express these ideas to him. maybe i'll stick to cars and fishing.
i got pretty bitter with him. i tired to have productive conversations to explore his belief system and give more depth to his daily verse book. finally i told him i didn't believe in his god and had no interest in his church. that wasn't very helpful. i'm gonna try to be a better spiritual guide, but what the hell do i know about shit. i don't even know what i believe.
i wanna tell him in ways he can understand. i wanna tell him god isn't the Word, god is this right here, god is people connecting and helping each other. god is connection and love and passion. but i can't even write it for myself, how will i ever be able to express these ideas to him. maybe i'll stick to cars and fishing.