Reasons I love my mom #16,375: she sometimes says things that make me completely rethink my belief system.
Yesterday when were randomly talking she brought up the fact that the whole "turn the other cheek" thing is very much a New Testament concept, and that that's part of the reason things are so screwy in the Middle East. Judaism and Islam are very "eye for an eye", because that's what scripture says to do.
It somehow never really occurred to me that the idea that being vengeful and angry is utterly detrimental to your mental and emotional health came directly from the New Testament. It's so much a part of my mentality that I'm here to make other people happy and to try to make the world a better place for everyone (I know, I'm a huge hippie (the OED is pretty cruel to the hippies... huh)), and it never occurred to me that it came straight from the Bible.
I suppose it should've, since I know it came from my mom, and I know she gets all of her morality and ethics from the Bible and Christianity... but eh. Now I know. I'd like to expand on these thoughts, but I should really be studying right now, since I have two midterms tomorrow, one Friday, and an assignment due Friday too.
Don't worry, I'm still all up with the spiritual agnosticism. I've just realised where it came from, is all.
(crossposted from my lj)
the fact that I adore you is just one of my truths
ETA: I don't like the angry scary SG logo
Yesterday when were randomly talking she brought up the fact that the whole "turn the other cheek" thing is very much a New Testament concept, and that that's part of the reason things are so screwy in the Middle East. Judaism and Islam are very "eye for an eye", because that's what scripture says to do.
It somehow never really occurred to me that the idea that being vengeful and angry is utterly detrimental to your mental and emotional health came directly from the New Testament. It's so much a part of my mentality that I'm here to make other people happy and to try to make the world a better place for everyone (I know, I'm a huge hippie (the OED is pretty cruel to the hippies... huh)), and it never occurred to me that it came straight from the Bible.
I suppose it should've, since I know it came from my mom, and I know she gets all of her morality and ethics from the Bible and Christianity... but eh. Now I know. I'd like to expand on these thoughts, but I should really be studying right now, since I have two midterms tomorrow, one Friday, and an assignment due Friday too.
Don't worry, I'm still all up with the spiritual agnosticism. I've just realised where it came from, is all.
(crossposted from my lj)
the fact that I adore you is just one of my truths
ETA: I don't like the angry scary SG logo
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freakpirate:
Fuzzy ones? With bunny ears?
char1es:
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