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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 2715469" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hawgman,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I may be wrong, but it seems like your original comment almost needs to be fleshed out. It's almost like you are asking for more than what you actually wrote. However, no preaching here since we don't know each other. If we did, I'd be calling you.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">What creates a good person is determined a lot by how they were raised. I was blessed to be raised in the church of Christ of believing parents and grandparents. In fact, my grandfather was one of the elders of our congregation, but he never spoke of it to me, even though we worked together on his farm. As alluded to by others and yourself, we can say that we are good, but we can't honestly judge ourselves. Mankind is NOT "essentially good" as many would like to say. Just seeing all the misery caused by one group or individual upon others can demonstrate that far more than I can explain the actual "natural" evil nature of man.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">How we deal with that is what makes us good or not. I always like to go back to the J-O-Y yardstick from my upbringing. J=Jesus first, O=others second, and Y=yourself third. That is what I try to do, although I will readily and willingly state that I'm not always good on the Jesus first part, thus I am a sinner. I'm also not always good on the Others Second part, because I, like many other humans, have something of a selfish nature. But, I keep working at being better.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I pride myself on being a gentleman, willing to help those in need, but I'm also subject to question the needs of those on street corners with cardboard signs. Some of those people make more money per day than I ever did on an average basis. More than once, I've gone out of my way to help others, so I try to balance out the bad that I've done. I also try to go to church regularly (Sunday morning and evening, as well as Wednesday evenings), and I don't pray enough, but when I do pray, I've tended to try to pray for others and seldom for myself.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I'm sure I could say more, but that might require time over a cup of coffee or a meal. Just for the record, my wife (first and only) and I have been married for 46 years. Commitment started us out, along with liking her, and love grew over time.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Good luck with your questions, and I pray my comments are of some help to you.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 2715469, member: 7900"] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=3]Hawgman, I may be wrong, but it seems like your original comment almost needs to be fleshed out. It's almost like you are asking for more than what you actually wrote. However, no preaching here since we don't know each other. If we did, I'd be calling you. What creates a good person is determined a lot by how they were raised. I was blessed to be raised in the church of Christ of believing parents and grandparents. In fact, my grandfather was one of the elders of our congregation, but he never spoke of it to me, even though we worked together on his farm. As alluded to by others and yourself, we can say that we are good, but we can't honestly judge ourselves. Mankind is NOT "essentially good" as many would like to say. Just seeing all the misery caused by one group or individual upon others can demonstrate that far more than I can explain the actual "natural" evil nature of man. How we deal with that is what makes us good or not. I always like to go back to the J-O-Y yardstick from my upbringing. J=Jesus first, O=others second, and Y=yourself third. That is what I try to do, although I will readily and willingly state that I'm not always good on the Jesus first part, thus I am a sinner. I'm also not always good on the Others Second part, because I, like many other humans, have something of a selfish nature. But, I keep working at being better. I pride myself on being a gentleman, willing to help those in need, but I'm also subject to question the needs of those on street corners with cardboard signs. Some of those people make more money per day than I ever did on an average basis. More than once, I've gone out of my way to help others, so I try to balance out the bad that I've done. I also try to go to church regularly (Sunday morning and evening, as well as Wednesday evenings), and I don't pray enough, but when I do pray, I've tended to try to pray for others and seldom for myself. I'm sure I could say more, but that might require time over a cup of coffee or a meal. Just for the record, my wife (first and only) and I have been married for 46 years. Commitment started us out, along with liking her, and love grew over time. Good luck with your questions, and I pray my comments are of some help to you. [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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