Well, you're quite obviously a realist. I'm the opposite - an idealist at heart.
I suggest you take the following quiz, it's only a few minutes long.
Quiz
Here's my score: You got 30 points.
This score may not mean much to you now, but you will be able to incorporate into your future to see the big picture. Like Lennis and George in Of Mice and Men, you are not looking to the present. You are more interested in the possibilities that be. To find out more about the possibilities that exist for you and other idealists, like George and Lennie, hit the back button on your browser to return to the Symbolism SAQ homepage and find out more about your own big picture.
Though I know the test was just made up by a schoolteacher wanting to attribute personal characteristics to literary figures, it's a decent test nonetheless.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Njord  As human beings, you have certain gifts that you can impart to others:
Love, respect, friendship, trust. These gifts are fragile, and can easily be broken or lost. What's worse is that most times, it's very difficult or near impossible to get them back or repaired. Value the gifts people have given you. |
I disagree with everything there except the first and last sentences. For one, yes. We do have gifts. I believe they come directly from the Holy Spirit - and while we may not agree on the source, humans have gifts nonetheless. The gifts
may be fragile, but we will never fully lose or break them. Whether or not we choose to live these gifts out (as a Gospel message) is another story. Don't take me as a pedantic... I'm not criticizing you for this little point. Rather, it's comforting for me to know that I will never lose these gifts. Ever. They're with me for my entire life, even through my times of sinfulness. I can choose to live out these gifts in the company of people (love, respect, friendship, or trust).
And just as the Holy Spirit has given me gifts, so too have other people. I'm not being arrogant - but I have an incredible gift for patience. I directly trace this gift to one of my past theology teachers who took the time to explain some concepts, even to my blatant disagreement.
Now on the story as a whole. One Bible excerpt really speaks to me about this.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
(Matthew 6:14,15)
If I ever got the chance to speak to Tammie, I would speak to her about forgiveness, above all things. Not in the hopes that she would "get back together with Tommy," but to help her in future relationships. Forgiveness is the number one safety cushion in a relationship. If anything goes horribly wrong, there is
always the chance to be forgiven.
As for Tommy, he made a mistake. He was jealous, and "breached Tammie's trust." I'd advise him to take a break from relationships. If he cannot engage in an honest, one on one relationship with a girl he claims to truly love, then he is not ready to be in one at all. He
must learn maturity.
"A mature person is one who is does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt