My Life
In the past few weeks, I have managed to survive a somewhat boring office job at The Mother Church, while enjoying the time I get for spiritual growth. I have been annoyed, however, by the large presence of people who either went to, or currently attend, Principia College--the college for Christian Scientists. Every single TMC Youth intern goes to Principia--EXCEPT ME. "Prinoes" are their nicknames, and all they do when they are together is talk about life at Principia and be incredibly clickey (sp?).
Last night I went out to dinner with a group of interns, on Boston Commons. There was one other guy in the group who didn't go to Principia. He's not an intern with TMC Youth, but his wife is, so he's working security at the church to be with her. We enjoyed a chat complaining about the Prinoes and their weirdness and naivete about the real world. And we both shared the sentiment that a majority of the time we feel like we're hiding in a corner while the Prinoes continue their clique.
But the good thing about hiding in my own corner is that I've been able to work on my play that I need to finish this summer, if it's going to be produced at Bennington next spring. I've written two out of the five scenes so far.
I miss Bennington, if for no other reason than the fact that I don't have to abide by pointless rules there. At Asher House, overnight guests of the opposite sex are not allowed, nor are females allowed in our apartment after midnight on weeknights and 2am on weekends. That just seems stupid and irrational to me. If a guy and girl want to get together, they're gonna find a way. Though I believe purity is a wonderful thing, no one can force it. The rules are supposed to help create an atmosphere that is conducive to spiritual growth, but I think these rules just grow out of fear and distrust of what us college kids will do. But I do like the monthly metaphysical meeting that we have, and I only wish it were a weekly metaphysical meeting.
Ayla is in Maine this summer, working at a summer lodge. Fortunately she's only about two and a half hours away, so we actually get to see each other every now and then. I went up to Portland just before the 4th of July and had a great time, and part of me is seriously thinking about trying to move near there after I graduate, but I'll just let God's plans for me unfold, which are always better than my own.
I think I came here this summer because I wanted to find out if I'd want to work here after graduating. And thankfully I've discovered that I definitely don't want to work here. Don't get me wrong, I love Christian Science and could never be anything but a Christian Scientist. But it's a little too churchy here, and there are too many people from Principia. Christian Science is a science, not a religion. It's a tool that exists for all of us to use in order to help us work out our problems and find guidance and healing. Being here often makes me feel like I'm working for a church rather than a science. Now, church is great because it helps you grow and improve, but healing is far better than church. And healing can and should happen anywhere. I want to work in theatre and use Christian Science (as the healing science that it is) to bless me everyday in my thoughts and actions. So, I don't think I'll work again for The Mother Church, but I'm thankful to have been here. And I think the people who do want to work for The Mother Church are awesome people, but it's very clear that they have an obvious place and home working here, whereas I don't think I ever would because my work-home is in theatre.
Well, after the events in my life from the past few days, I needed to write my thoughts down, so there you have them. Plus, I hadn't updated in a little while.
Last night I went out to dinner with a group of interns, on Boston Commons. There was one other guy in the group who didn't go to Principia. He's not an intern with TMC Youth, but his wife is, so he's working security at the church to be with her. We enjoyed a chat complaining about the Prinoes and their weirdness and naivete about the real world. And we both shared the sentiment that a majority of the time we feel like we're hiding in a corner while the Prinoes continue their clique.
But the good thing about hiding in my own corner is that I've been able to work on my play that I need to finish this summer, if it's going to be produced at Bennington next spring. I've written two out of the five scenes so far.
I miss Bennington, if for no other reason than the fact that I don't have to abide by pointless rules there. At Asher House, overnight guests of the opposite sex are not allowed, nor are females allowed in our apartment after midnight on weeknights and 2am on weekends. That just seems stupid and irrational to me. If a guy and girl want to get together, they're gonna find a way. Though I believe purity is a wonderful thing, no one can force it. The rules are supposed to help create an atmosphere that is conducive to spiritual growth, but I think these rules just grow out of fear and distrust of what us college kids will do. But I do like the monthly metaphysical meeting that we have, and I only wish it were a weekly metaphysical meeting.
Ayla is in Maine this summer, working at a summer lodge. Fortunately she's only about two and a half hours away, so we actually get to see each other every now and then. I went up to Portland just before the 4th of July and had a great time, and part of me is seriously thinking about trying to move near there after I graduate, but I'll just let God's plans for me unfold, which are always better than my own.
I think I came here this summer because I wanted to find out if I'd want to work here after graduating. And thankfully I've discovered that I definitely don't want to work here. Don't get me wrong, I love Christian Science and could never be anything but a Christian Scientist. But it's a little too churchy here, and there are too many people from Principia. Christian Science is a science, not a religion. It's a tool that exists for all of us to use in order to help us work out our problems and find guidance and healing. Being here often makes me feel like I'm working for a church rather than a science. Now, church is great because it helps you grow and improve, but healing is far better than church. And healing can and should happen anywhere. I want to work in theatre and use Christian Science (as the healing science that it is) to bless me everyday in my thoughts and actions. So, I don't think I'll work again for The Mother Church, but I'm thankful to have been here. And I think the people who do want to work for The Mother Church are awesome people, but it's very clear that they have an obvious place and home working here, whereas I don't think I ever would because my work-home is in theatre.
Well, after the events in my life from the past few days, I needed to write my thoughts down, so there you have them. Plus, I hadn't updated in a little while.