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deviantART: by:SEROtoneIN http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:SEROtoneIN&section=today deviantART RSS for by:SEROtoneIN en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:22:02 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png Re: Random Survey http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/5731148/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/5731148/ Thu, 23 Jun 2005 07:25:32 PDT

41. If you could be anywhere, where would you be?: With my family.

New answer: La Grange. Rebecca is in La Grange. Kelly's up there too.

55. Do you wear shoes in the house or take them off?: Shoes mosta the time.

New answer: Socks or bare feet, now that I live in a house and not a dorm.

70. What is the best accent?: I dunno.

Irish, all the way. Or maybe East Indian.

71. Who do you want to kiss?: NOBODY

Although there is a specific somebody to fill this slot, out of respect/reverence I will leave it simply as "Somebody."

79. Do you like your nose?: My nose Rul3z

This hasn't changed. My noz3 pwnz your sou1.

* For the record, essays, books, papers, songs, journals, etc., are titled, not "entitled." This is a grammatical rule; you are not *entitled* to your opinion. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Mission http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/5730902/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/5730902/ Thu, 23 Jun 2005 06:51:12 PDT
For anyone who doesn't know, that means that soon the Lord will call me to serve and preach His gospel somewhere in the world. It might be in the U.S., or it might not be.

So we can play a fun game: Where do you think Shaun will be called to? ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Hair, Fallout, and Fasting http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/4914464/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/4914464/ Sat, 26 Mar 2005 01:38:44 PST
So you left me a comment. Thanks, really. I still wish you had an explanation for me, though. That wasn't very nice.

And fasting ..... Wow. Fasting is the COOLEST thing ever, because you can get so much closer to Heavenly Father--I don't think an hour went by that I didn't pray. It just works somehow. So amazing. The Church is TRUE!

<3 ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Random Survey http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/4390572/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/4390572/ Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:53:32 PST 1. is your name: Shaun
2. is your nickname: SEROtoneIN
3. are you wearing: everything
4. is your favorite thing to do: play games, write, etc.
5. is your room like: dorm room
6. is your favorite drink: apple juice
7. is your car: future car: toyota supra
8. is your job: secret
9. is your education: in college
10. is your favorite holiday: christmas

HAVE YOU:
1. Fallen for your best friend?: Of course. How could you fall for someone and not have them be your best friend?
2. ?
3. Been rejected?: Story of my life.
4. Been in love?: see above
5. Used someone?: nah
6. Been used?: no
8. Done something you regret?: Of course, who hasn't?

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON...
9. You hugged: Jeez, Rebekah like a week ago.
10. You talked to?: Roommate
12. You instant messaged?: Prob'ly Kelly.
13. You yelled at?: nobody
14. You laughed with?: Rebecca, Rebekah, Katherine, etc.
15. Who broke your heart?: Stephanie

DO YOU...
19. Color your hair?: nope
20. Have tattoos?: yuk
21. Have piercings?: yuk
24. Own a thong?: yuk
25. Ever get off the damn computer?: during class
27. Habla espanol?: No mucho.

HAVE YOU/DO YOU/ARE YOU...
29. Stolen anything? MP3s count?
30. Smoke?: never.
32. Obsessive?: Mmmmm SUPRA
33. Compulsive?: no
34. Obsessive compulsive?: Not clinically, no.
35. Panic?: Finals week.
36. Anxiety?: All the time.
37. Depressed?: Something triggers it ....
38. Suicidal?: nope.
39. Obsessed with hate?: ha no.
40. Dream of mutilated bodies, blood, death, gore?: no
*QUESTIONS*

41. If you could be anywhere, where would you be?: With my family.
42. Can you do anything freakish with your body?: no.
43. What facial feature do you find the most attractive on others?: Ears--especially when a girl's hair comes down around her head and her ears stick out, elf-style. HOTTNESS!!!
44. Would you vote for a woman candidate for president?: I don't know.
45. Would you marry for money?: No.
46. Have you had braces?: And they're finally off!
47. Do you pluck your eyebrows?: This is a questionaire for girls, isn't it?
48. Do you like hairy backs?:see above
49. Do you like hairy crotches?: [CENSORED]
50. Could you live without a computer?: probably but I don't want to.
51. Do you use ICQ, AOL Buddy list etc: uh huh
52. If so, how many people are on your list(s)?: 112
53. If you could live in any past, where would it be: A long time ago ....... in a galaxy far, far away

54. Do you wear white socks?: Siempre
55. Do you wear shoes in the house or take them off?: Shoes mosta the time.
56. Your favorite fruit?: Elton John
57. Do you eat wheat bread or white?: WHeat
58. What is your favorite place to visit?: Home
59. What is the last movie you saw?: The Village
60. Are you religious?: Deeply.
61. Are you photogenic?: Relative to the observer.
62. Do you dream in colour or black and white?: colour, if i dream at all.
63. Are you wearing fingernail polish?: I'm a guy-NO
64. Is it chipped or fresh?: sigh
65. Do you have any dimples?: no
66. Do you remember being born?: I think I do, actually, but it's prob'ly just constructed memory.
67. Why do you take surveys?: because they're fun
68. Do you drink alcohol?: never
69. Did you like or do you dislike high school?: it was a difficult time, but it had its moments.
70. What is the best accent?: I dunno.
71. Who do you want to kiss?: NOBODY
72. Do you like sunrises or sunsets the most?: Sunrises
73. Do you want to live to be 100?: Not if God doesn't need me on the earth that long.
74. Is a flat stomach important to you?: on myself? obviously not.
75. Do you or have you played with a Ouija board?: no
76. Are you loyal?: loyalty is given only where i place it.
77. Are you tolerant of other peoples beliefs?: Sure.
78. At home, do you like the lights on or off?: off
79. Do you like your nose?: My nose Rul3z
80. Do you think you can draw well?: not especially, but better than some.
81. At what age did you find out that Santa Clause wasn't real?: pff
82. How many pairs of shoes do have in your closet?: 2
83. Do you like to wear the same shoes everyday or do you like a variety?: same
84. Do you write poetry?: yep; welcome to my DA
85. Snore?: not since i had tonsils
86. Do you sleep more on your back or front?: front-side
87. Cats/Dogs?: kitties!
88. Do you l... ]]> ~SEROtoneIN What happened to virtue? http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/4364435/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/4364435/ Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:19:27 PST
I went to the student health center today.

Query: What is so attractive about a woman in scrubs and white tennis shoes with a stethoscope around her neck?

Elucidation: A woman whose dress is modest, whose demeanor is bright and unassuming, and who has committed herself to the comfort and service of others is more--she is more attractive than a slothful woman, devoted to her own sensual pleasure, crude of speech, who wears such tight clothing because she knows she's just going to take it off soon.

Explanation: As society that glories in "sexual liberation," we secretly yearn for "old-fashioned" and "sexist" values.

The whole reason women are no longer treated like ladies is that they refuse to act like ladies. Feminism, originally a blessing to women, went too far and threw off the social constraints that made women special. Now women can be the sexual animals they insist that they are. Men haven't helped the situation, but they've certainly cooperated with the women's movement. The modest, virtuous lifestyle that used to be associated with women has been cast off in favor of the sexually perverse lifestyle.

It's a counterbalance: men who respect female virtue will promote a society of virtuous women, and women who are virutous will promote a society of gentlemen. And then, goodbye to sexism and hello to Peace. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Old Movies and Such http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/4323391/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/4323391/ Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:14:34 PST
First of all, I don't write much anymore. Sorrie. It's hard to write when your inspiriation is two states away.

Second of all, there is nothing better old animated children's movies. I just done with The Secret of NIMH (based on the novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH). It's so great. SO great. Don Bluth, Walt Disney ..... these guys are the best.

Third of all ..... well, just read some of my poetry. Life is still defined as a perpetual state of missing the Girl.

'Sall for now. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN State of Innocence http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/3639085/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/3639085/ Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:20:52 PDT
Today, in my Sharing the Gospel class, the instructor was lecturing on how there must be opposition in all things: there can't be good without evil, and such. He said that if there were no opposition, that we'd be in a state of innocence .... which sounds great to me! There'd be no misery, even though there'd be no joy. But hey, there's no joy anyways! So let's get rid of the misery too!

A state of innocence. I almost cried when I heard it. People go about inventing ways to cause pain and suffering. So I'll just stay away ..... because pretty soon we'll all die. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Read http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/3169538/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/3169538/ Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:47:47 PDT ~SEROtoneIN Who Else http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2903978/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2903978/ Sat, 17 Jul 2004 12:21:24 PDT
If anybody else adds "Who Else" to their favs...

...or leaves a comment on it...

....I'm gonna go BALLISTIC!!!!

READ SOMETHING ELSE FOR GOSH SAKES!!!!!!! ]]> ~SEROtoneIN "I Swear I Knew It All Along" http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2893661/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2893661/ Fri, 16 Jul 2004 01:11:01 PDT ramblings of a personal nature:

Hey that sounds almost like me. Seems that the inspiration for my writing wasn't really inside of me and I'm kinda stuck now. I'm also getting heavy into chick flix and Dashboard (not that DC doesn't OWN anyway). I can play "So Impossible" now ...... kinda. It makes me think. Something like that -- a girl wanting me to come along to a party -- seems so impossible. And it's been that way for as long as I've lived so that I know the reason is me. But who cares? Just because I don't get to be as happy as others now doesn't mean I never will be. And that's a thought that's not too comforting and extremely hard to believe in and hold on to. But it's what I've got so I might as well believe it. So maybe it would make my day just to sit and have a conversation face to face with someone my age who I might not even know that well or maybe just met, but who still understands me just by my countenance. I get sick of playing "friend who helps girl with all her guy problems" sometimes -- not because I don't like doing it, but because it's so impersonal and the subject of me never comes up. Strange that that would bother me, because I don't think I'd say much if it did. Maybe because there's not much to tell. Sigh. I don't know. I ruined what I THOUGHT was the best thing ever. I mean, it certainly was at the time. I was borderline living the dream I dared not to dream. I just can't be friends with her. I just can't. It'd be like trying to write poetry now -- maybe it'd make sense, but it wouldn't be from the heart; I'd be lying and I'd hate it. I wanted SO MUCH to write after this thing ended, but I knew that the more I wrote and the more I thought, the harder it would be. So I swore off writing any more about her. And the inspiration's just gone. Man, that sounds so lame.

This has been mostly about me. Sorrie. I don't really know what to say, even though it sounds like I can fully relate, 'cause I'm not exactly sure how to deal. I don't know if there IS a way to deal. You just DO. You face it and decide that it was great while it lasted and fun and exciting and perfect ..... and then you just stop thinking about it. It doesn't make it go away, but eventually the pain numbs you up a bit. And from there ..... the best shot is to believe that when someone perfect somes along next time who manages to open you all back up that the pain that you thought you'd hidden away pours out again sweet as rain -- and the pain is all just love now. I sincerely believe that -- opposition in all things. Just like we are here on this earth to be tempted and learn about hardships; and to do that we need to know sadness to appreciate happiness -- bitter to appreciate sweet and so forth. And the more bad that happens, it makes the goodness all that much better.

So it is with love. Heartbreak puts craters in our souls, but the craters fill up with love, giving us a greater capacity for compassion, altrusim, and charity. Christ went through the absolute worst pains that exist, and he was the most perfect of all of God's children and was therefore our Savior. He is a model for all mankind to follow. I believe that he knows my pain and yours too, and that he's felt it -- and pain infinitely greater -- and by doing so took it upon himself.

So we simply CAN'T feel this way forever. Not if we're faithful.

<333 ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Zombie http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2821863/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2821863/ Wed, 07 Jul 2004 00:07:28 PDT
I'm doing fine, so I'm trying to pass that along. I've come to grips with my imperfection and I'm trying hard to fight it. I know that I'll never be pefect in this life, but the journey is what matters. And with God on my side, the possibilities are limitless. Good night. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Elder http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2803723/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2803723/ Sun, 04 Jul 2004 17:11:22 PDT ~SEROtoneIN Visionary http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2663260/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2663260/ Tue, 15 Jun 2004 00:40:35 PDT
Well, I'd like to think so anyways. I have thoughts sometimes .... really emo thoughts. There's a girl and I can't ever remember her face. It's almost like I'm dreaming but I'm always awake.

Like flashes of memory, the visions come to me. I didn't make them up; I never meant to concieve such thoughts. Poetry is dangerous. But this .... where is this coming from?

First I saw her in the Cannon Center at BYU. She fit perfectly there, not as if she was even there, but that the world was built around her -- it was as if she was the one immuatble thing in the universe and everything else settled itself as comfortably as it could between her and the Almighty. She was comfortable and dreamlike, almost like home --like Pachabel's Cannon.

Then, tonight, I saw her with me on a couch in a room looking at a television screen. I sat with one leg up on the sofa and the other down on the floor while she layed her head in my lap. I couldn't even tell if I experienced it in the first person or the third, but there we were. Somehow I could tell we were married and that it was our place (house, apartment?).

I wouldn't have even mentioned such silly thoughts if I'd actually been thinking them. But I didn't feel like I was thinking them at the time. I call them "visions" not because I'm crazy on LSD or because I think they're actual glimpses of the future given to me by God -- I'm not that warped. But still it's a good sign, because something deep inside of me that I'm not aware of is more optimistic than the Shaun that I know.

And why not? I'm going to be an elder in a few days. I'm learning what it is to really honestly and truly love God. I'm going back to BYU where anything can happen (even though it probably won't). And in a year I'll be leaving on my mission, ready to serve God with all my heart and soul for two years in some faraway place. The future looks pretty bright, if I do say so...

... which is something I never say and therefore I am compelled to question such an assertion. And I think of Rachel. Beautiful, sweet, bright, and charming Rachel. They can't figure out what's wrong with her and I'm afraid for her. Of all the people in the world, Rachel is the best at living as anyone I ever met. You can't be near her without smiling.

I suppose there are two ways to think of it. Maybe it's not fair that someone like her might not have the change to grow up and have a family and be a bright influence on everyone she meets. Or maybe it's right that she's just so sweet that she doesn't even need to be here; as if the world and all its lies don't fool her for a second; maybe she passed the test already. Sigh. I read a sad poll on deviantART that said that the majority of deviants don't believe in God. Well, if anybody wants to pray for Rachel it couldn't hurt. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Might Need You To .... http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2640905/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2640905/ Sat, 12 Jun 2004 02:29:51 PDT
So why the excursion? I guess I was/am just lonely. Besides, haha, I'm used to driving extended distances on Friday nights. Sigh. No more. It's not that I wish things had gone differently. I mean, I do, but the fact that she and I are not together doesn't bother me so much. I was just tired and lonely and I just wanted to be held.

Lots of things flash through my mind: girls, nighttimes, flash of movie screens, smiles, tears, eyes, clothes, hair, hands, cheeks, hot breath ....

So now what? ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Saving Thoughts http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2617719/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2617719/ Wed, 09 Jun 2004 01:22:19 PDT
I had a happy thought one morning. Try my deviation Happy Thought. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Just a Thought http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2554699/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2554699/ Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:17:24 PDT ~SEROtoneIN Misery http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2554621/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2554621/ Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:53 PDT

An open invitation to the dance
Happenstance set the vibe that we're in

I am miserable. I have declared this week to be Eeyore week. Pardon my whining:

No apology because my urge is genuine
And the mystery of your rythym is so feminine

I hate my job. I open envelopes, flatten the contents, and sort insurance forms into five piles for six hours straight, five days a week. It drives me insane.

Here I am and I wanna take a hit
Of your scent cause it bit
So deep into my soul

I hate my heart. I just want to grab her by the shoulders and shake some sense into her. Where will I find another girl who holds my hand just so? How will I ever meet someone so sweet who likes Disney and Star Wars and writing and all the things I like? Not in a million years will I ever find another girl who will sing to me. The problem isn't finding the right one. That was the easy part. The problem is making her understand.

Ooh I want you
Yeah you do you do you do you do
You do you do you do
You make me want you

-lyrics by ThirdEyeBlind ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Lesson http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2464364/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2464364/ Wed, 19 May 2004 17:09:37 PDT ~SEROtoneIN Ketchup http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2448548/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2448548/ Mon, 17 May 2004 14:02:29 PDT
I don't know I'm scared or not. I know everything will turn out fine, but it will be God's definition of fine -- not mine. But I'm scared that it won't turn out my way. Anybody? ]]> ~SEROtoneIN One More Star http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2445076/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2445076/ Mon, 17 May 2004 00:46:35 PDT We also ate cookies 'n' cream ice cream! My favorite!!! We watched City Slickers and I Was A Male War Bride, two very cool movies (I hadn't seen either of them). So I thought that was the best of my weekend. But there's more!

On Saturday I made a catapult for my sister's eighth grade physical science class. She's gonna go use it on Monday. Well my dad paid me FIFTY BUCKS to do it! It took like six hours to do it all because I didn't really have any idea what I was doing. But hey, I made fifty bucks. That almost pays for my prom ticket!

Then on Saturday night I was up til 3 a.m. reading the book of Jacob in the Book of Mormon. It was great! I read and pondered the allegory of the olive tree, which is a big allegory that I think Isaiah originally wrote about the scattering of Israel and the spreading of the Gospel to the Gentiles. I think it also has symbols for the restoration of the Church too, but I'm not sure. I'm not too good with allegories, but that's okay because it encourages me to read it over and over again. One thing I really liked from the allegory was a verse that said that the olive tree was dying because its brances grew faster than the roots, and that the branches were overcoming the roots so that the roots could not provide nourishment and support to the branches. And it made me ponder: are my roots growing fast enough to keep up with my branches? And then I realized that right now I really need to have strong roots -- to have a strong and sure testimony -- because I'm trying to extend my branches -- as I share the Gospel with a friend. And I just asked God to strenghten my roots and give me the capacity to extend my branches insofar as to make me a light and an example to my friend. And as I prayed I felt so wonderful and I knew everything would be okay. There was no indication as to my friend's willingness to accept the Gospel message, but I felt sure that if I was dilligent in all my spiritual undertakings and that if I lived righteously that I would not fail to be that shining example that I so much want to be.

Sunday was so great too! I felt the Spirit like ALL day! I had an interview with my bishop and we decided that I'm ready to recieve the Melchizedek priesthood. So of course I'm incredibly stoked at the moment!

I'm still a bit worried about one thing, but I have faith that it will all work itself out. Whether it works out the way that I want or not remains to be seen, but I am willing to do everything I can do traverse this obstacle. Goodnight and God bless! <3 ]]> ~SEROtoneIN story http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2424875/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2424875/ Thu, 13 May 2004 23:48:21 PDT ~SEROtoneIN Sucked http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2383174/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2383174/ Sat, 08 May 2004 02:40:48 PDT
She asked me some questions tonight. Hard questions. Questions I evaded. I feel bad about that. It's like I've been dishonest, but I couldn't answer them. Neither of us deserves that. And so many tears have been shed on her account ... there just aren't any more.

Maybe this is wrong. Maybe it's terribly, terribly wrong. But pain is more joyful than nothingness. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Sup on the Story http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2341423/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2341423/ Sun, 02 May 2004 01:46:37 PDT ~SEROtoneIN Figures http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2299851/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2299851/ Mon, 26 Apr 2004 02:30:38 PDT did nap a bit today, but that should've made up for previous tiredness, not given me a headstart on tonight's sleep. Darn. I'm gonna fall asleep at Disneyland tomorrow.

In other news, Emily VanCamp is the most beautiful creature on God's green Earth. Maybe she could inspire some deviations .... hmmm.......

It should also be noted that all is rarely fair in love, and that war is getting old. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Thanks On A Toasty Bun http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2286453/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2286453/ Sat, 24 Apr 2004 02:26:55 PDT Who Else got so much attention. Thanks to those of you who reviewed it, and special thanks to those who read my other stuff. I like devART! I'm a bit confused on how there can be more downloads than views on any particular deviation though. Could someone explain that one to me?

Oh yea, for anyone (emphasis on ONE) who liked One of Their Number I'm doing another story about Lieutenant Cecil Baker. It's not exactly like turning the page to see what happens next - it's like skipping a chapter, actually. But hopefully it will be engaging nonetheless. 'Night. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Ethics of Maintaining Stability http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2281754/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2281754/ Fri, 23 Apr 2004 12:10:03 PDT ~SEROtoneIN Gratitude http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2272238/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2272238/ Wed, 21 Apr 2004 23:38:12 PDT Who Else has gotten eight or nine comments. I didn't even really like it. It was a bit too Robert Louis Stevenson. Well, I'm so glad to have so much input! Thank you all!

Well, I've got an issue now. It kinda bites. Anyways.

Thanks again y'all! ]]> ~SEROtoneIN Ghandi http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2252457/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2252457/ Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:49:09 PDT here

Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most respected leaders of modern history. A Hindu, Ghandi nevertheless admired Jesus and often quoted from the Sermon on the Mount. Once when the missionary E. Stanley Jones met with Ghandi he asked him, "Mr. Ghandi, though you quote the words of Christ often, why is that you appear to so adamantly reject becoming his follower?"

Ghandi replied, "Oh, I don't reject your Christ. I love your Christ. It's just that so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ."

Apparently Ghandi's rejection of Christianity grew out of an incident that happened when he was a young man practising law in South Africa. He had become attracted to the Christian faith, had studied the Bible and the teachings of Jesus, and was seriously exploring becoming a Christian. And so he decided to attend a church service. As he came up the steps of the large church where he intended to go, a white South African elder of the church barred his way at the door. "Where do you think you're going, kaffir?" the man asked Ghandi in a belligerent tone of voice.

Ghandi replied, "I'd like to attend worship here."

The church elder snarled at him, "There's no room for Kaffirs in this church. Get out of here or I'll have my assistants throw you down the steps."

From that moment, Ghandi said, he decided to adopt what good he found in Christianity, but would never again consider becoming a Christian if it meant being part of the church.

Applications: witness, mission, christlikeness, racism, racial prejudice, welcome, grace, judging, judgementalism

Source: information reported at pursuingchrist.com ]]> ~SEROtoneIN yay http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2219006/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2219006/ Wed, 14 Apr 2004 00:35:18 PDT Prologue: One of Their Number, finally works. R&R pleeeze

]]> ~SEROtoneIN grr http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2216831/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2216831/ Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:57:31 PDT ~SEROtoneIN my life http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2197080/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2197080/ Sun, 11 Apr 2004 02:40:00 PDT ~SEROtoneIN "format c:" http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2176246/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2176246/ Thu, 08 Apr 2004 02:22:16 PDT Oh, and unless one of my teachers dies, my weekend is gonna be busier than snot. Somebody crack down on me and make me study. I have an english paper, a paper and an experiment proposition for biology, a psych presentation, and something else that I can't remember at the moment. Well, I'm gonna go see if reformatting my HDD did anything for my non-movie-playing DVD-ROM drive. Oyasumi gozaimasu! ]]> ~SEROtoneIN preliminary journal post http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2162130/ http://SEROtoneIN.deviantart.com/journal/2162130/ Tue, 06 Apr 2004 02:58:45 PDT life science. Biology is the science of kicking my butt. Writing is the true science of life. Poems, songs, and stories are what make life worth living. These things are records of our lives.

Not that biology isn't important. Bio majors are the reason that many of us are alive today. But it's just not real to me.

I can never sleep. It's 03:00. I've gotta be at school in six hours and I can't freaking sleep. Sure I'm tired as heck. But sleep won't come. Kind of like sadness and tears sometimes. Ah well. Goodnight. ]]> ~SEROtoneIN