I haven't been posting as much because I'm going to L.A. soon and I have to finish my summer homework. So this is just going to be a short chapter today. Sorry!
It's 2:30 in the morning right now but I suppose that's why I'm having random thoughts. What I wanted to share today is something I literally just thought up a second ago.
I was reading Grapes of Wrath and one of the characters is a preacher and the other is a drunk. They are side characters but I find their interactions very powerful. The drunk man is drowning in shame thinking all his actions are sinful. The preacher who had recently quit preaching explains that sins are only what you consider sins.
While this explanation works for little things like accidents, it doesn't work in something dramatic like a murder. I think the message here should have been that the more time you wallow in guilt, the less time you have to become a saint.
I like to think that we can all move on despite sin. We can all feel guilt or try to make up for our wrongs but the truth is that we need to move on to make a difference. Nothing changes the past but we are capable of creating the future.
What I'm asking today is that you forgive yourselves. It probably won't be an easy journey but it will indefinitely be one less burden off your chest.
I'm sorry that I don't know when I'll be posting again but hopefully soon. Maybe I'll post pictures of L.A?
xoxo,
~fatsotheawesome🕊
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Non-FictionMy thoughts have a tendency to consume me and manifest itself until it becomes me. I'm writing this book so I can relieve myself of some of my thoughts. Other things you may see in this book are my personal opinions on certain topics and experiences...
