Another day passes, and yet again I find myself sitting alone and in silence. The typical argument as to why this should be allowed to continue, by my peers at least, is that I “deserve it”. This is partly true. The main problem, my main problem, with this judgement is exactly that it is a judgement. The scripture clearly states that “mercy triumphs over judgement” and so, even as I am accused of being a defeated “loser,” my peers employ a policy designed to make me exactly that.
The solution is clear and ignored, so we will move on to other matters.
The “Hang-Bungaloid” is a very curious case amongst us as humans. He is the residue of all of the things that we claim to hate, although to one degree or another we all indulge these things effortlessly well. It may transpire that I am doing exactly that now. He or she will appear to us from time to time in the guise of a rejected and despised being but more often than not, as one of “us” (or should I say, you).
“The Hanger” as he (or she) is affectionately known could be anyone; look around you the next time you’re on the bus or, more startlingly, when you’re talking to your friends in the pub or in your car. Are you absolutely sure that your friends are “good” in the generally accepted sense of the word? Exercise caution. You may actually be in love with a Hang-Danga-Ding-A-Donga.
It may turn out, in the fullness of time, that all of the traits you observed in your “enemy” are actually not only the very things that you’ve become but also the very things that you accept as perfectly normal and fair. You may even already be laughing along with the very same person who once used you for sex, or snogged your girlfriend, or who lied or cheated you; the only difference being that the “Hanger” has not yet acted in his new guise. We make a very serious mistake in assuming that just because someone does all the right things, says all the right things and, most pertinently, hates all the right people, that they will not in turn, at some stage, turn on us. Remember: it is indeed a very serious thing indeed to underestimate your enemy.
So what is the answer to this heinous ill? In a word, composure. We’re all full of shit. Don’t ever let anyone know that you haven’t got the first idea what the answer is. Carry on as though you’ve got it made, and nothing bad will ever happen to you. The “Hanger-Ding-Donger” prays on the weak and the fearful, so be neither of those things. Be unapologetically strong, even if it hurts your passive neighbour. Be stupidly brave, counting as nothing the uniqueness and irreplaceability of your life.
In simple terms: if you’re walking on a trapeze, act like you’re being ferried across the heavens by the hand of God; if you fall off, act like you can fly, and when you hit the floor act like you’ve just fallen into the soft breasts of an exotic beauty lying on an enormous lilo somewhere in the Mediterranean. YOLO. Do it. Do it big. Don’t look back.
Who cares anyway?
About thorndale12
This blog is a parody of the lifestyle and behaviours and mindsets that led to my fall from the grace from a privileged and relatively stable up-bringing to my social demise and ultimate humiliation (at the hands of my peers), and that also ultimately led me to find God and repair my life, having become reconciled to those I hurt wherever possible.
It is not an apology, rather a tongue-in-cheek piss-take, and was written during a dark time in my life when I had turned from my sin and had begun to repair my life, but none of the (particularly) social graces had been returned to me. You have all had a lot of laughs at my expensive and this response, although inappropriate in many people's eyes, was a powerful coping mechanism in my recovery and for the hope that it might make a positive difference in other people's lives if I did not turn back from my repentance, I did not turn back because I had managed to divert my obsessions from malefaction to more healthy pursuits.
I think taking drugs is a very bad idea and I would strongly urge everyone never to do this. I escaped from my life of sin by the grace of God but not everyone is so lucky and drug and alcohol addiction are serious and often fatal behaviour problems. We are living in an age where dependency is a very bad idea so please turn to God if you have alcohol and drug related problems - he has helped me repair my life from a position of almost total destruction and he will do the same for you.
If I ever accede to a position of responsibility in the world, I am likely to come under a lot of persecution as a result of this blog and while it is not intended to cause offence, I don't care if you're offended by this. Whether or not it brings my downfall remains to be seen but I can rest assured that whatever I do, some, or many of you are going to accuse me of doing the wrong thing anyway. On the basis of this truth I've published this blog.
I hope you find God, in whatever form you find him, and that he helps you live lives that are worthy of him and you. And always remember: "You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master." Genesis 4:7
God is no respecter of persons - what has happened to me could happen to you, for "time and circumstance happen to all people"; so be careful how you judge, for "one day you too will be judged."
And I might also say that whether you believe God or not, the promises he gives are true nevertheless!
Psalm 7:
I come to you for protection, O Lord My God. Save me from my persecutors - rescue me! If you don't, they will maul me like a lion, tearing me to pieces with on one to rescue me. O Lord my God, if I have done wrong or am guilty of injustice, if I have betrayed a friend or plundered my enemy without cause, then let my enemies capture me. Let them trample me into the ground and drag my honour in the dust.
Arise, O Lord, in anger! Stand up against the fury of my enemies! Wake up, my God, and bring justice! Gather the nations before you. Rule over them from on high. The Lord judges the nations. Declare me righteous, O Lord, for I am innocent, O Most High! End the evil of those who are wicked, and defend the righteous. For you look deep within the mind and heart, O righteous God.
God is my shield, saving those whose hearts are true and right. God is an honest judge. He is angry with the wicked every day.
If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. He will prepare his deadly weapons and shoot his flaming arrows.
The wicked conceive evil; they are pregnant with trouble and give birth to lies. They dig a deep pit to trap others, then fall into it themselves. The trouble they make for others backfires on them The violence they plan falls on their own heads.
I will thank the Lord because he is just; I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
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