A lesson learned

DARTS

A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a Seminary Class, given by her teacher, Dr. Smith. She says Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.

One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day. On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone who had made them angry, and he would allow them to throw darts at the person's picture.

Sally's girlfriend drew a picture of a girl who had stolen her boyfriend. Another friend drew a picture of his little brother. Sally drew a picture of a former friend, putting a great deal of detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples on the face. Sally was pleased at the overall effect she had achieved.

The class lined up and began throwing darts, with much laughter and hilarity. Some of the students threw their darts with such force that their targets were ripping apart.

Sally looked forward to her turn, and was filled with disappointment when Dr. Smith, because of time limits, asked the students to return to their seats. As Sally sat thinking about how angry she was because she didn't have a chance to throw any darts at her target.

Dr. Smith began removing the target from the wall. Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus ...

A complete hush fell over the room as each student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus; holes and jagged marks covered His face and His eyes were pierced. Dr. Smith said only these words ... "In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me." Matthew 25:40 No other words were necessary; the tear-filled eyes of each student focused only on the picture of Christ.

"Treat people how you wanted to be treated," is a saying i always hear from people, but i believe it is not as awe grasping as, "treat people how you want Jesus to be treated," applying your faith to everyday life will make you a better person. Even though the temptations of gossiping and talking smack to/about your fellow friends are present at all times, we need to find a way to pass these temptations. For these temptations will lead ourselves away from God, we turn our backs on him, thinning our relationship with him. But, as we pass each temptation, we can strengthen the connection with him. WWJD? He would not criticize everyone that comes along his way, but it is in our nature to criticize, in the long run we can find a way to overcome these allurement.

I admit, i am judgmental and i still haven't found a way to conquer these temptations, but i never act upon my assumptions, i would still try to get to know the person. But sometimes our decisions get the best of us, bringing the worst in people, making people feel like shit on unreasonable grounds just so they can just get a kick out of it, some people acutally feed on this condition, the condition of the victim. Luckily such as myself i dont do that, because there are people out there, that brings out the best of me, and conceal the worst of me, and i want to thank them.
Thank you.
Jonathan Hipolito
Come home soon! i miss you already =/ but i really do hope your enjoying yourself. Talk to you soon =) Come back home safely! talk you in a few hours =)

"quickly inhale the heavy aroma ..."

In this Forecast, i see Rain, and lots of it. I know this is late but ... so long summer, oh how i long for your return. But anyways, its been very cold lately, i can no longer wear just a shirt and a thin jacket, or i'll freeze to death in the cold. But, i do got to admit .. oddly enough .. i do miss the piercing cold that numbs your face, because now i am able to wear my scarf and wrap it around my head, and now i am able to wear my winter jacket. Now times like this, set up the perfect environment to have a cup of coffee with a loved one or a friend in a coffee shop, just to sit there and talk about life, family, friends, S.Os, school, futureplans, and such. I can picture it already, you enter a coffee shop like Starbucks or any that you prefer, then right when you enter the shop, you instantly inhale the heavy aroma of the coffee brewing a few steps ahead of you, your mind quickly fills with the different kinds of coffee you can order (an espresso, marble mocha macchiato, americano, caffe mocha, cappuccino or a plain black coffee), once you made your order, you walk to the side where you can pick up your breverage, once you recieve your drink, you find a table to sit with your friend, quickly make your self comfortable, sit, and once your ready, take a sip from the delicious breverage. Currently craving coffee, any takers?
Janice, would you like to grab of coffee with me? i would really appreciate that =)

reflect

Start time: 1:05am
Can't sleep. hmm .. Whats on my mind, i can tell you that there are many things that are currently fluidly running through my mind, school, family, friends, relationships, and life it self. Haha, today in Religion class, Mr. Genzer told everyone to complete the questions related to the movie Bruce Almighty, i didn't take him seriously until Ms.Cervi was checking up on our "progress," i read one of the questions which was "What is Happiness?" hmm ... what is happiness? Happiness is the state of being happy, where you feel safe, secure, where endorphins are released within your body, pleased with everything that has been going on with yourself and surrounding you. But, what does make you happy? for myself, checking on the Blogspot Gizmodo momentarily makes me happy, seeing all these new techy gadgets (don't even) and making me want them, but what happens when the gadget isn't within reach? also listening to music always makes me happy, listening to the soft and mellow tones of the tracks always soothes me, but what happens when the battery dies? All of these examples that makes you happy, will only help for that brief moment of time, but what i know that will always make me happy is my friends and family, i can always count on them to be there for me. These people made me who i am today, every single of them of them contributes to the product of me, especially her, she brings out the entirely different me, the best of me, what i can be, she is the one that i look forward to talking to late at night, receiving my morning hug, playing the 24hrs puzzle with her, grabbing a cup of coffee during those cold winter days, only seeing her between classes because i have no classes with her whatso ever, walking to her busstop and seeing her get on, and right before we part, i savor each and every moment we hug, it may not seem like it, but i do, just look into my eyes and at that isntant, you'll know what i mean. This is my day, there are variations, but i shall not change anything, i am finaly whole.
End time: 1:43am (look at that, i can honestly say, i did not to that on purpose)
Jonathan Hipolito