standards

[grin] just read somebody else's blog (yeah, I'm getting into this whole blog-universe!) and it was just freaking funny! Why? Because the swear words were used so eloquently!
 
I remember in my school where a good friend asked me: "Ivan, why is it that you don't swear? I mean, it's just so expressive. It really helps me say the things that I want..."
 
Good question right?! Why is it that I don't swear? Lord knows that I really, really want to [in my eternal quest to be funny].. But we're back to the rights for the 2nd time in my blogging history. The right to do what I want.
 
See, what would this world look like if we all did what we wanted? Let me tell you about the birds and the bees, the rapists and the murderers, the thieves and the 3rd world. "Ash, there you go again, Ivan! What you're talking about is way out of proportion, nobody's thinking of raping and murdering, stealing and with-holding. We're talking about swearing!" Yes, swearing and boundaries. Where does one draw the line for doing what oneself wants and denying the same?

"Do not be conformed to the patterns of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Hmm... Rephrase to: "Do not let my standards be conformed to the standards of this world in fact, forget about standards! Let yourself be transformed so your actions reflect a heart that's pure and good, your actions being pure and good, even "...above reproach..."."
 
Now to live out these grandiose thoughts of glory...