Christmas and a new start
I loved Christmas as a child. The atmosphere in town was always magical, the buskers and decorations. Buying presents for everyone I cared about. I did not think about presents this year. I wish I had, I did not realise that friends would get me things until they did. It made me smile so much receiving them.
The celebration of the birth of Christ is something that that the Kindred community as a whole seem to think of as a human thing. They associate it with their mortal lives and think that Longinus is more important. God gave us specific instruction through Longinus, told us what we are to do as tools of the Lord. But it was through the blood of Christ that he was Damned, so the Son of God is just as important, through him we are taught to forgive and turn the other cheek. We are told to love thy neighbour and to help those in need despite their differences. His is still the word of God and while parts of his teachings are not necessarily relevant (we are Damned, not forgiven), these main values are still very valuable.
So with this in mind I make my New Years resolutions. I will keep my friends close and help them wherever I can, while trusting them to help me. I will give more and try to take less from them. Acquaintances I will try to get to know better and help them where I can. New people I will look on with more optimism and less suspicion. I will also try and make up for the problems caused by the old year and enjoy the new opportunities given by this one. Soon I will be able to use the benefits of the end part of last year and I can't wait.
Also, for him I am to give it up. I suspect it will be difficult initially, but I will try. It will go against my nature I think, or Aaron would say so, but I get the feeling I am not the same as him, I don't have the same compulsion he does. I hope I am right, for it will make things easier.
The celebration of the birth of Christ is something that that the Kindred community as a whole seem to think of as a human thing. They associate it with their mortal lives and think that Longinus is more important. God gave us specific instruction through Longinus, told us what we are to do as tools of the Lord. But it was through the blood of Christ that he was Damned, so the Son of God is just as important, through him we are taught to forgive and turn the other cheek. We are told to love thy neighbour and to help those in need despite their differences. His is still the word of God and while parts of his teachings are not necessarily relevant (we are Damned, not forgiven), these main values are still very valuable.
So with this in mind I make my New Years resolutions. I will keep my friends close and help them wherever I can, while trusting them to help me. I will give more and try to take less from them. Acquaintances I will try to get to know better and help them where I can. New people I will look on with more optimism and less suspicion. I will also try and make up for the problems caused by the old year and enjoy the new opportunities given by this one. Soon I will be able to use the benefits of the end part of last year and I can't wait.
Also, for him I am to give it up. I suspect it will be difficult initially, but I will try. It will go against my nature I think, or Aaron would say so, but I get the feeling I am not the same as him, I don't have the same compulsion he does. I hope I am right, for it will make things easier.