For Love or Money
My journal entries as of late have probably shown me to be a very eccentric being, spiteful, arrogant, and emotionless. If you thought the tone was going to change, you're mistaken.
Today I'd like to talk about love and money. Everyone's seen the Disney Family movie where the greedy kid/dad/banker/CEO always learns his lesson and the caring kid(s) win. It's been overdone. I grew up in a society that extruded this flith from it's proverbial mouth as if there was some lesson to be learned.
Let me tell you who Love is. Love is a bitch that will drag you through the thorns of guilt, strap you up to the chains of conformity, and beat you with the whip of submission. Love forlays those that would dare to excel in their lives. Love forlays the achiever. Love tells you you're ambitions and goals will hurt others. Love seeks to remind you that you are there for a reason.
We see it the world over. Those that are seen as unprivileged are reminded of such by charity from those who seek to establish themselves as morally superior to others that give charity. Those struggling through their walk in life grow dependant on a crutch that the giver points to as a trophy of their "unconditional love".
Love is not simply helping someone, it's only helping those in need. It's planting a stigma of debility on those that have not yet grown courageous enough to take on the trials of the world.
Now let me tell you about money. Money is fucking money. It doesn't care what kind of job you have, your education, your skin color, who your parents were, who you're dating, what you did last week, or what you smell like. Money just plain doesn't give a shit. Money changes hands on a constant basis, and doesn't claim to lead you to redemption. Money does not envy, it doesn't boast, it doesn't keep record of your wrongs.
All the things that are listed in 1 Corinthians 13 as what love should be are *not* what love is anymore. Love keeps record, love boasts, love envies. It's not the antithesis of what it used to be, but love is ALWAYS conditional anymore. There is no love that doesn't include "concern" for someone's well-being. Concern is conditional. It belies love.
Keep that in mind this holiday season. Love is no longer what it once was or should once again be. When someone says they care, they are full of shit, and only care because it makes them feel more significant.
Today I'd like to talk about love and money. Everyone's seen the Disney Family movie where the greedy kid/dad/banker/CEO always learns his lesson and the caring kid(s) win. It's been overdone. I grew up in a society that extruded this flith from it's proverbial mouth as if there was some lesson to be learned.
Let me tell you who Love is. Love is a bitch that will drag you through the thorns of guilt, strap you up to the chains of conformity, and beat you with the whip of submission. Love forlays those that would dare to excel in their lives. Love forlays the achiever. Love tells you you're ambitions and goals will hurt others. Love seeks to remind you that you are there for a reason.
We see it the world over. Those that are seen as unprivileged are reminded of such by charity from those who seek to establish themselves as morally superior to others that give charity. Those struggling through their walk in life grow dependant on a crutch that the giver points to as a trophy of their "unconditional love".
Love is not simply helping someone, it's only helping those in need. It's planting a stigma of debility on those that have not yet grown courageous enough to take on the trials of the world.
Now let me tell you about money. Money is fucking money. It doesn't care what kind of job you have, your education, your skin color, who your parents were, who you're dating, what you did last week, or what you smell like. Money just plain doesn't give a shit. Money changes hands on a constant basis, and doesn't claim to lead you to redemption. Money does not envy, it doesn't boast, it doesn't keep record of your wrongs.
All the things that are listed in 1 Corinthians 13 as what love should be are *not* what love is anymore. Love keeps record, love boasts, love envies. It's not the antithesis of what it used to be, but love is ALWAYS conditional anymore. There is no love that doesn't include "concern" for someone's well-being. Concern is conditional. It belies love.
Keep that in mind this holiday season. Love is no longer what it once was or should once again be. When someone says they care, they are full of shit, and only care because it makes them feel more significant.