“Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that.
It seems to me that love is everywhere.
Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends.
When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love.
If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.”
So had a boring night in, was feel depressed so I watched Love, Actually. I found it buried in my giant DVD collection still in the plastic from about 18 months ago, better late then never! It’s a sweet film, gives you that nice false Hollywood sense of hope!
It did give me a nice reminder, that as sappy as it is, love is everywhere. I am grateful for the love my parents have for me, and I do know they will always love me. The love my friends have for me, these people put up with me and love me for me. Now just to find the boy to love me and me love him.
And the church promotes love for all, however of late I have not been seeing it. I hadn’t heard too much reaction to prop 8 from church members here. Chances are allot don’t even know it happened. I remember my birthday dinner how smug my dad was that the church help overturn it, which just angers me. I did speak my mind on this and then my brother and me started talking about the Mormon episode of South Park, which just was my way to annoy my father. Yes I can act like a child sometimes but he knows how to push me. Then on Friday driving home from work I also gave a lift home to my friend’s father who works there too.
There all Members, I have sat through a numerous amount of rants in the past. Friday though he started on the “gays” and how disgusting it was that they were protesting out side temples etc. and if he was there he’d be out with baseball bats… My stomach sank, and I felt like just jumping out the moving car. However I persevered and just said a little bit. I said all they wanted was what everyone else has equal rights. And the church spent such a large amount of money against it, what did they expect to happen, I mean they are being peaceful in protest.
He seemed to cut his rant short after that cause I just wouldn’t agree or give anymore input. It just makes me wonder how this love the church promotes us to have for all is so misinterpreted amongst so many members. I guess if I was out to them all I wouldn’t hear any of this. Maybe it would be a good thing too. A more personal image instead of the faceless stereotypes they have for “gays” at the moment.
Also I would have an empty car to and from work to crank up the music I want to listen too.
Well should get to bed gotta be up for church in 4 and a bit hours.
5 comments:
Welcome to the wonderful world of the blogs! Hope you find what you need!
Welcome from here too! "Love, Actually" is one of my favorite Christmas movies too. And I really enjoyed your first blog post. What a great line about the glasses: "so's ya son, deal with it." You shoulda said it. But I understand, there's a proper time and place.
I was persuaded to start blogging myself only about 3 months ago and what a huge difference it's made for me. Hope your experience is as good as mine has been. Alert everybody next time you come to the States too, okay? It's always cool to actually meet blogmates. I look forward to reading more of your stuff.
Welcome to the family! If you ever visit hollywood, let me know, I love meeting fellow mohos. It's been tough here in California with prop 8, but I just do my best not to sweat it, it'll eventually be overturned if we keep fighting.
Bless ya! And have a Merry New Year!
As a side note, I always find it humorous that people in other countries are interested in American Politics, when most Americans are so f-ing apathetic.
I say this only because your profile mentions you like Stephen Colbert's "I am America" book. I actually got to go see a taping of the show, live in NYC last fall. Totally awesome.
Thanks Ezra,
See we have never been given such rights so, i couldn't imagine living right in the middle of the situation with Prop 8. Keep up the good fight!
I know its weird about the politics. Most Aussies don't know too much about American Politics i just find it SO MUCH more interesting then Our own Politics, i seem to watch more CNN/Fox then Sky (Aus News) so I'm not too good in current affairs conversations with other friends around here.
Very jealous on the Colbert taping hoping to get into one in oct!
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