Sunday, July 10, 2005

wat is conformity

hmm......as i look around church rite........i c alot of ppl wif hair spiked.......etc etc.....followin latest fashion.......being "cool".......not an insult 2 ne 1.......but wat exactly is cool?......i hv asked miself b4........mani times b4......wat exactly is being cool?........issit an attitude?.......issit d clothes?........issit d accessories?.........tell mi wat is being cool?.......i tot abt it........n dese r mi tots.......i think being cool is conformity.......conforming 2 d world.......d world n all its trends.......y else would we be so into following fashion.......following trends.......y r we so engrossed in being lyk our favourite superstar........y r we imitating d attitudes of rappers.....rockers.......punks......y is d youth of our generation so into conforming 2 d world.......everiwhere i go........similiar hairstyle......similiar clothes......i feel tt d trends tt we ever so readily pursue.......r jus one of satans tools 2 drag us down........dey mae seem so lyk harmless..........but i feel lyk dis trends r realli hurtin us Christians.......no insult 2 ne 1 but.......i c alot of Christians sportin d same hairstyles.....etc etc.......i feel guilty 2o......cos im olso one of dem.......i asked miself again.......wat is d difference between conformity n dressing up wifout conforming........n dese r mi tots.......i think deres realli nothing wrong wif buying punk clothes........n dressing up liddat.........but things could go wrong........one could become so engrossed in following dese trends........tt one becomes lost in dem........or in another word.......idolatry......let mi end of by saein........( i noe it sounds lyk an essay but bear wif mi =) ).......conformity is abt changing.........changing oneself into sumthing else.......wat should one be conforming 2........more lyk Jesus?........or more lyk ones favourite pop sensations........i think if we r 2 focus on wat looks best on us........how our hair looks.......etc etc........we lose our focus on Christ.........n tt benefits no 1........no 1 is gonna let us into heaven cos of d wae we comb our hair.......hmm......most ppl do dis 2 find acceptance.......4rom frens........4rom d youth of our society......but where does true acceptance come 4rom?.........it comes 4rom Christ Jesus.......i urge all d Christians hu read dis post.......not 2 pursue trends so fervently........instead.........find acceptance in Christ........im not saein dun comb hair at all........dun buy dose kinda clothes at all........but instead lyk find a style one is suited 2.......n stick wif it........if one wans 2 wear punk clothes........one should be satisfied wif wat one is wearing.......instead of hvin a wan 4 better n more punk clothes.......cos lyk d more u wan.......d deeper u fall into satan's trap......it becomes an obsession........instead rite.......hv a wan 4 more of Christ........hahah.....i feel guity now.....hahah......happy growing in Christ.......=)

4 Comments:

Blogger van said...

i guess it doesnt really matter what we wear, how we look and the kinda style we carry. but it is more of how we carry ourselves as christians. but of course we dont wear things or do things that stumble others la. even tho sometimes we look for the latest style in fashion and all, i guess it's okay, unless we sink into it. like if we value these material things more than we value God, then there IS a problemo and we've gotta self check ourselves alr. yeah. =)

9:46 AM  
Blogger matt said...

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1:28 PM  
Blogger matt said...

Hi David, was surfing around and stumbled into your blog and i erm read. I assume that online is public yeah? And yeah, abt coolness - its not about the style you carry around but rather the thought process behind it. Is the "style" you carry around based on blind following or issit because of that the style we are donning on for a period of time just happen to be the current trend recently.

Conforming to style can only be evil when its not tamed with a sound mind that knows how to discern the messages behind the marketing of the world of style and its multiplying options.

Interesting topic. I did a thesis on style before but its on art/design style not fashion. hahs

Gald to know that you are steadily growing and starting to notice the world around you. Keep up with the growning!

1:35 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Glad you know it :D I got nothing against it, but yeah, like you said, if these things start replacing Him as your top priority in life then there is something wrong. We are not perfect, but we try. At least you do :D

4:42 PM  

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