March 6, 2008
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i’m not a fan of the featured questions. for various reasons.a lot of people said that if they could pick any mentor if would be Jesus Christ. and still others said they would pick God. what did these people think was the difference between Jesus Christ and God?there was one little thing that bothered me about those answers. the question was phrased as follows, “If you could chose [sic] one person to be your mentor, who would it be?” aside from the obvious spelling/grammatical error, it feels like a hypothetical question along the same lines as if you could have a superpower and so on. meaning, it implies you don’t have a mentor and you aren’t going to get one but go on and dream big for a minute.
i would feel better if the question was, “Who is your mentor?” then, answers referencing Christ and/or the Trinity wouldn’t feel so contrite.
i have always felt that the biggest problem concerning Christ’s relationship with man has always been man. because God isn’t sitting next to us spelling out His will and way, we often times manipulate what God wants into what we want. And this proves true throughout history, where the bible says to turn the other cheek, man says to declare war.
my faith in God was never questioned because i couldn’t feel His presence and guidance. my faith has only ever been questioned by the people and institutions who claim to represent Him.
i never meant to get so preachy but sometimes i get so caught up in things that i shouldn’t let bother me. well, my move is complete. i’m now outside of Toronto, On and while i love it here, i’m sick of the snow. but have discovered that a snow blower beats the crap out of a shovel anyday. my daughter is nearing 21 months and i can’t believe that at all. we’re taking her for her first haircut later today and there will be pictures to follow. it seems so strange that this is where my life has lead but far stranger to think of where it will lead in the future. i have so much growing to do.
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I really like your reply to this question
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Mademoiselle Jenkins! Comme ca va?
How is your beautiful bebe? I am applying to Vassar for their summer program, so hopefully I get in! I went back to Arizona over christmas break and hung out with Maja. We came to the conclusion that no matter how much we’ve “changed” we’re still the same nerdy loners. Anyway, I hope you and your family are adjusting well to Toronto. It’s always nice to hear from high school friends. I feel like whenever I hear from an old friend, I am reminded that someone else is carrying a little piece of myself from a certain period of my life. Does that make sense? It’s like a time machine 
Anyway, keep in touch.
I feel the same way, but I don’t have the heart to tell people that their answers are insipid.