Okay first off i would like to say that no, my blog has nothing to do with DOLPHINS. I was just really bored so stay with me here, i promise this will be worth your time.
So today i was talking with some of my friends and an interesting debate unfolded. While we were talking we happened upon the ever so popular conversation of relationships in high school and whether or not they are EVIL. While most of us felt they were not particularly necessary but not evil either, the rest felt they were totally and undeniably from the devil himself. and i would just like to voice my opinion about the matter.
First off i would like to confirm that YES i am LDS. so if you dont like that fact, then tune out of this blog right now because the majority of my posts will reflect that. And do i think relationships in high school are evil? well anyone that knows me will think they know the answer to that. And they might just be suprised. While i dont believe relationships are evil, i also don't think they are always necessary. In fact i would say 98% they are not. so HOW do you find out if the relationship is right for you!? well i will leave that up to you and the lord because after all, i dont know your situation. which brings me to my second half of this post.
A lot of people who dont believe in relationships have a really nasty tendency to judge those who are. And they always have the horrifically cliche' argument "the For Strength of Youth says NO!" ...well the commandments also say "Thou shalt not kill" and yet we have soldiers and people on the police squad who have to end peoples lives as part of their job. are they guilty of murder!? of COURSE NOT.
one thing people consistently overlook is the fact that the world is NOT black and white. there are exceptions to EVERYTHING and if there WASN'T the atonement would kind of be a moot point.
Christ suffered for us so he could fully feel and understand our sins and sorrows, and thus became the perfect mediator and judge along side omnipotent Heavenly Father. and they are the ONLY ones entitled to judge. if everything was black and white with set rules and regulations, any doofus could be a judge.
I mean, insnt it funny how first impressions are often entirely wrong? Well on the same spectrum, your second and one hundredth impressions are usually wrong too.
So WHAT can we learn from all of this? DON'T. TRY. TO. BE.A.JUDGE. because its NOT your place no matter what your wee little mind has told you. leave it to the ones who actually can do it FAIRLY.
So now that we have established that, we go back to my original statement that 98% of relationships are not necessary and a vast majority of those are not even good.
I once heard a poem and i cant recite it now because its a poem and i usually despise poems. But this poem was about some villagers who had a problem with people falling off of a beautiful cliff in their community (seriously) and they were wondering how to fix this problem.
several people said let us just put an ambulance down in the valley. After all its not the falling that hurts, its the shock down below when stopping. others disagreed saying better to put a strong fence at the edge of the cliff then an ambulance down in the valley. Even though the view wouldn't be quite so pretty, its better than the one in your coffin.
And so we can learn from that, that even though the relationship itself is not a sin, 98% it will lead to something worse. That's why the First presidency put a fence at the edge of the cliff, instead of an ambulance down in the valley. its much easier and SAFER to simply prevent from the beginning.
In short, relationships aren't bad, as long as you remember who you are, what you stand for, and you keep your priorities straight.
But that right there is the trick huh?
You decide where you stand. Just be sure to decide BEFORE you fall hmm?
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