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I figured since you were begging people to read your journal, I thought I would read. Especially since your extremely offensive post a few months back about "stinky people."

Now faith is a fine thing. They say a man without faith is without hope. BUT there is a thing as showboating your faith to an extent where you wave it around as if you are holier than thou. Take the story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. I apply it here.

If you have problems with people on Gaia, DO something about it. If people are bothering you IRL DO something about it. The "golden rule," which was taken from even more ancient religions, including Buddhism, says treat others like you want to be treated. Wouldn't you want someone to tell you straight up if they had a problem with you?

I figured I'd give you that much. I have issues with how you RP and the snobbish attitude you take towards other people who obviously make an effort to include you, even if we have to grit our teeth to do so. There is a such thing as portraying yourself into your characters. This isn't a Bratz doll convention, it's not a high school love triangle. The perimenters are rather simple, but unless you branch outside your love bubble, you won't have any luck.

I could digress, but I'll stop there. This isn't me trying to be cruel, even if I am a godless heathen and all, I'm merely trying to give you some advice in regards, although I have a feeling this might escalate into something else, given your posts before when people tried to be helpful.

I'm young, as you know. I haven't been around much. I have learned though that it all comes back to you tenfold. When you are nice to others, maybe they themselves won't be nice back, but others notice. When Jesus said to love thine enemies, he didn't say you have to like them. It's difficult to forgive, but to learn truly forgive an enemy is one of the most liberating things ever. It releases you from a huge burden and hands it all over to God. It's hard to do, and sometimes it's harder because we feel a tiny bit of it just might be our faults, however small it was, but I can guarantee you, however young I am, I know that if you can truly forgive someone, it is a burden lifted and life becomes much easier. He takes care of us, everyone of us, and He always looks out for you. Forgiveness is hard to do though. It took me many years to be able to. I can honestly say though there isn't one person I can think of that I have not forgiven. I have been beaten, I have been molested, I have been a bit knocked around, I've been backstabbed, I've been abandoned, but whenever I feel the urge for revenge, I just think of this. Jesus coulda yelled at those crucifying him, "You're going to hell for this!" but instead He said, "Forgive them Father, they know not what they do." I'm not saying I'm Jesus, but I do try to live like He would have me live, and I feel that if people are going to unjustly "crucify" me (symbolic...) then I feel more sorry for them. Why do they need to hurt an innocent? What is going wrong in their lives? They don't even realize what they're doing. They need my prayers more than my hatred, and I need to love them no matter how much they hate me, not just because Jesus says so, but because I believe it when He says so and I believe it is the best thing for me and for the other person. How miserable must they be if they seek faults in others to justify their own? When you think of it like that, forgiveness is much easier to feel.