The RIGHT stuff…Politically InCorrect

This is what I want to master in the 16th year of my life:

Recently, I’ve been thinking alot in retrospect, history, and leaving a mark. When I stumbled across this quote:

“The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it.” (Wendell Berry)

It dawned on me that in order to make an impact, you can’t stop at one mark and you can’t get hung up on regrets. Instead, you have to keep going and add something more; because when you stop trying, you inevitably stop impacting.

Recently, my mom has been watching alot of “Court” shows. Of course, they all say that it involves “Real people with real problems”. After watching the show, I can see exactly why they say that - the cases presented are absurd!

Just watching these cases makes you wonder where our nation is going, if these are indeed “real people with real problems” or if they are just desperate people wanting to get on national television?

Before we go into anything deeper, the shows that my mom watches everyday as we fold the laundry are:

Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown and Divorce Court.

Now I have nothing against anyone watching the shows, or the judges themselves. In fact, I don’t have anything against the people that go on the show with their cases. Rather, these cases should provide a wake up call to all level headed Americans. I am reluctant to say that there is anything more disturbing to watch than the decadent way of thinking presented in these trials.

This decadency is the result of the problem. We have been “dumbed down” in our education and thought throughout the last few decades. If these are really “real people with real problems” then the future of America is in over their heads. This decadency in thought and actions can be overcome. However, like Reagan said “There are no easy answers but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.”

The answer to solving this problem isn’t easy, but it is simple. The only way to avoid decadency and decline in thought is to go back to The Word. Then, and only then can we overcome the decadency so prominent in our culture today.

Due to the amount of questions regarding my last post, I decided to do an audio post as an explanation.

Click here to listen.

(Thanks to FreeSound for the intro/”outro” music)

(A conversation between my 9 year old sister and I.)

“Kierstyn, can I watch you on TV when you go to court?”

“I’m not going to be on TV”

“Oh, well can I watch dad on TV when you go to court?”

“Dad’s not going to be on TV”

“Oh, you’re not going to court?”

“I’m going to court, but not one that’s on TV”

“Awww”

Yet people still say that the things you watch don’t affect you.

This week was my TeenPact State class and I had the unique privilege to be able to staff. The week was exhausting, but amazing. It was great to see God work and change people’s hearts about government and the Christian’s role in it.

A few shout outs are in order:

To the staff:

It was amazing serving with you, even though we were dead half the time when we weren’t working or playing nerts or having a nerf war. Look forward to seeing you at NC!!

To the BFAO Committee:

You were a great committee and I really enjoyed serving you and watching you debate bills and send illegals to Maine.

To the Savannah group:

Thank you SO much for the Starbucks, You guys are great.

To Kory B. and Mark M. :

Thank you so much for helping me out when I was trying to get our committee to different places, it would have been so much harder if you weren’t there!

To the Cocks:

Thank you so much for letting us invade your house and get nerf ammo things stuck everywhere, and messing up the counter with ice cream while listening to Elvis music. It was amazing, thanks for letting us just be able to relax.

The week was super-fantastic. I was low on energy and challenged, not only physically, but spiritually. The only way I made it was because God provided the strength for me to make it through. I wasn’t overly perky but I had the energy I needed to make it through, and hopefully made learning about the House and Senate interesting.