Too Short, Too Tall, Too Fat, Too Skinny
It's been a minute since I've been on here. Yes, Colton has a Blog. If you didn't know this until now, you do now. Soooo Enjoy.
Sobering Thoughts of the day have come to me via Church today. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. AKA The Mormons) We had been talking about having an Eternal Prospective and this being a Young Single Adult Ward, (A meeting place for single people ages 18-32 who want to learn more about and Worship Jesus Christ) we were talking about what we look for in our significant other. What qualities are truly important and what isn't. As we were doing so I had a thought that I've been thinking on lately that was finally brought into the light.
Discrimination.
We usually look inside what peoples pasts are as something that we can EASILY forgive and forget. It's OK people do make mistakes, people are continually becoming better and people are continually changing. Let them change right, and it's totally fine. A big reason people do so easily is because they believe in what is called The Atonement of Jesus Christ. AKA the combination of Christ's suffering and bleeding in the Garden of Gethsemane, his beating and suffering until the Death on the Cross, and his Resurrection 3 days later. People see this sacrifice and think, Great the past is gone. They also see AWESOME we will all live again. One thing they forget about is that our bodies will be reunited PERFECTLY. PERFECTLY to what they could and should be. Our greatest potential. Why is that important?
Truly having an Eternal Prospective with the way People Look.
I'm so tired of people that look at a girl or a guy and they can't date them because they can't stand how tall they are, how short they are, how they have gained a little weight, they're too skinny, they have zits, they have a mole on their eye, a bigger left ear than their right, big thumbs, an overbite, an underbite, a jagged tooth, not PERFECTLY white teeth, a limp, a lisp, a funky eye brow twitch, a missing ligament, paralysis, problems with walking, a shorter left arm, different shoes, they don't wear the clothes you wish they would wear. ALL OF THESE ARE RIDICULOUS! You have no clue about this person and who they are besides the first thing that turns you off about them. AND IT's STUPID! It's always Ridiculous. The smallest physical thing. You want to know why people have so many problems with relationships and marriages? THIS! They can't get over the little things. It doesn't matter either- Everytime it's the small stuff. Yet most of us preach
don't sweat the small stuff
Followed by us feeling meek and humble and saying that we are meek and humble and helping others be meek and humble. BUUUUUT, if this person has a physical ailment, No sir. No can do. Why? Because the eye twitch makes you want to punch a baby. Yeah, the nose being a millimeter bigger than yours really just doesn't fit into your list of things for them to have. The scar on their upper lip, can't do. Oh cleft lip? Yeah, No because it's just not my thing, Just can't do it. FOR REAL?! OK mr or mrs perfect! Lets look at the SINNING SIDE OF THINGS:
"Oh you had sex a bunch and used to party hard and do hard core drugs? You killed someone? Used to be in a gang? You're Currently those things but want to change? That's ok, repent or you have repented so I'm over it."
OK that's over, but it still happened right? It's Easy to forget that but- Oh but your girlfriend/Boyfriend has a crooked eye? You can't get over it? WHAT?! He/She is perfect beyond that and you really can't get over that ONE thing? Completely a SIN in and of itself. You are in the wrong. Think about it, You can forget the THINGS they've done, but you can't forget what birthmark is on the side of their face? Perfect lips, perfect match for you and noooope. Can't do it. What it says, "I'm Better than them because I have that.." Lies. What about the atonement?
"The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its PERFECT FORM; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time."
Is that not the power of Christs sacrifice? Is that not what we preach so much about sinning?
If we say that we believe these things, then believe these things. Cut it out! It's a continual GIGANTIC lie that I continually hear from people that there is NO ONE TO DATE. BULL! Actually Look! Allow yourself to be looked at and allow an opportunity to present itself beyond a petty flaw they have. Serious you're embarrassing yourself in front of all of your passed on relatives. Ha, You're making them look bad. They're over there goin "Jesus hey come on, You know I didn't teach that kid that right?!" .
So what am I saying? I heard this in a song from Ludacris one time.. Haha Awful song, but in the end of it he says a SWEET Quote. Something so true and something we can all take advice from.
"People are too picky these days; too short, too tall, too fat, too skinny- Take a couple of drinks and stop discriminating!"
Well I agree, but the pill to swallow is your own pride. You're not perfect either. Take a couple of breaths and stop discriminating. Everyone deserves the opportunity to share their story, and you never know what that person may bring to you or the effect you can have on them. Give more people a chance. STOP IT. Life can be so much easier for everyone and there will be FAR more hookups far more relationships and far more friends cultivated this way. STOP DISCRIMINATING, remember they someday will have a perfect form physically anyway- and give more people a chance. Men and Women, boys and girls alike.
You're too Picky. Take a couple of Breaths and stop Discriminating.
This has officially been a Colton BrockBank Announcement.
Loves
PS, for those of you that do read my mind vomit, please let me know your thoughts, I'd like to hear what you think about this same thing and what you feel about it. Thanks. Colton.
