Considering Individuality
Yes. I'm starting to blog about actual IMPORTANT things.
Not to say that your lives aren't important.
I just feel like the majority of the blogs I read are full of...well...nothing.
So I'm doing what I do best - filling the holes in my world by writing as if you have the same cravings as I.
Ooooo. Becca's trying to be smart.
-dirty looks from the crowd-
ANYwho.
What I am about to write in no way is an attempt to infringe on or poke fun at your rights of personal taste, only to point out some very poor examples of those who claim to give the advice 'just be yourself'. Because, in fact, I have found in my life that most people when they give you such advice, are complete hypocrites. They don't mean you can just be yourself, they mean just be yourself just as long as you don't offend anyone in the world, and you stay at /their/ level of modesty.
No one has the same style as you, and as long as it's within the realm of God's law, who can put another down by the way they choose to look? It's so easy to bring another person down, even if not a single word is said. It's in a look, it's in how you are around that person, that can speak so much more than a simple 'I hate how you look'. The church is made up of many members, and not everyone is going to choose to look alike. God forbid the day when Christianity is associated with conformity. It's what is so great about the church. Many members, who are all different, yet we still make up one body.
This is not about cleavage, or how tight a garment is, but of style and personal preference. Immodesty is doing something to make people look at you, to lift yourself up, to gain attention. But what about when something is /really/ just a matter of taste, and not a cry for attention? The style comes first, and no one should be able to look down on that person for their personality.
We wear a shirt in our favorite color, yet we criticize when someone does the same - only when their favorite color is hunter orange, black, or 'blood red'. Every morning you choose clothing that reflects your personality...why should it be forbidden to someone else?
Show some common courtesy. We don't give you a look over and then make a poor attempt at hiding the grimace, so return the favor.
Not to say that your lives aren't important.
I just feel like the majority of the blogs I read are full of...well...nothing.
So I'm doing what I do best - filling the holes in my world by writing as if you have the same cravings as I.
Ooooo. Becca's trying to be smart.
-dirty looks from the crowd-
ANYwho.
What I am about to write in no way is an attempt to infringe on or poke fun at your rights of personal taste, only to point out some very poor examples of those who claim to give the advice 'just be yourself'. Because, in fact, I have found in my life that most people when they give you such advice, are complete hypocrites. They don't mean you can just be yourself, they mean just be yourself just as long as you don't offend anyone in the world, and you stay at /their/ level of modesty.
No one has the same style as you, and as long as it's within the realm of God's law, who can put another down by the way they choose to look? It's so easy to bring another person down, even if not a single word is said. It's in a look, it's in how you are around that person, that can speak so much more than a simple 'I hate how you look'. The church is made up of many members, and not everyone is going to choose to look alike. God forbid the day when Christianity is associated with conformity. It's what is so great about the church. Many members, who are all different, yet we still make up one body.
This is not about cleavage, or how tight a garment is, but of style and personal preference. Immodesty is doing something to make people look at you, to lift yourself up, to gain attention. But what about when something is /really/ just a matter of taste, and not a cry for attention? The style comes first, and no one should be able to look down on that person for their personality.
We wear a shirt in our favorite color, yet we criticize when someone does the same - only when their favorite color is hunter orange, black, or 'blood red'. Every morning you choose clothing that reflects your personality...why should it be forbidden to someone else?
Show some common courtesy. We don't give you a look over and then make a poor attempt at hiding the grimace, so return the favor.