December 18, 2005
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I haven't updated in a while, and I really don't know why that it is... Believe me, I'm a friend of xanga, but for some reason I just haven't felt like it in a long time. But whatever. It's pretty wierd to me how friendships evolve. before last summer, I hardly knew Allie Andrews and I didn't know Jennifer Gately at all, and now were pretty good friends. I hung out with Ben and them till real late last night. When next school year begins who will I be friends with? I mean, I guess you never stop being friends with people, but if you rarely see them its not exactly the same. Odds are, when I go off to school next year, I'll know practically no one. There's not really a point to what I'm saying, but it's just something I'm wondering about. I'm still excited about school, excited to learn music. dreaming of becoming the next Bono or David Crowder, but the the temporal nature of life (i.e. relationships) seems to keep you from ever really being home. When I look at life this way, Ecclesiastes makes sense. Everything is meaningless and people should just enjoy what they can while they live. Yeah we're to love people, but can we truly love life? It seems like this life is not where we find life... I don't say that because I'm a Christian. I say that because I'm a human being that is never settled. Life will only actually complete when we are met with our Father, met once and for all with our God. So yeah, I'll continue to love people, continue to have fun, but there is this strange detachment that is echoed through all of life's seasons, a detachment from the world because life can't keep you happy, and a detachment from God, because we aren't home yet.
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Dave, you are really great. And what you are saying devinitely goes along with what the Staffels said at church last night, and it's so true. And like the bible does say "We are aliens in this world" but also it says that we are to make the most of our time here, converting and teaching others about the ways of our Father. But, i think you realize that from what you are saying. Well, have a good day.
hey david whats going on???? its maggy. well about the hole friend thing i totally understand where you're coming from. i've lost touch with some people who i thought we'd never lose touch. and i'm friends with people whom i thought that i'd dislike or never met in my life. but i'm slowly learning and teaching myself how to keep in touch with people and to never let them go because tomorrow isn't promised for anyone, and u trully need to appreciate the people of today. well hope u have a good week -maggy-
you are my joy you are my joy you are my joy you are my
joooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooy!
But one day we will...and you'll probably understand french ! Courage bonhomme !!!
...just wanted to add something: our joy will never be complete in earth that's obvious but what is sure it's that we can, as Christian, feel much more joy than anybody in the world (even Bono or whatever Crowder...:P )...It's normal to feel like that...about college and friends, your real friends won't stop to have links with you if they 're REAL friends...so, sometimes we need to have this kind of "changings" as going to college to realise who we love and who loves us.
i really like the last few sentences about detachment. so true. i had a good convo w/ rocky and we were talking about how the Kingdom of God should be sooooo separated from the world, and yet we're not. at all. actuallly i would love to talk to you about it, but i want to give you a chance to respond, so i wont post it all on xanga. but anywho. have you read any of dorian gray? how is blue like jazz pt. 2? (i asked for blue like jazz for Christmas. you've made me curious about it!) well anyway. i think we're studying at preston's for govt today in case you didnt know. speaking of which, i'm off to go make some notecards. i'll talk to ya later
oh! by the way! i LOVE michael buble! the music's so delicious. like a frosted cupcake.
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