Sunday, January 9, 2011

Individualism

I'm so sick of this bullshit. I have had it. In church this morning, one of the songs we sang was "Mighty to Save," and I finally realized how completely ridiculous it is that we sing "MY God is mighty to save" in a setting of corporate worship. Seriously, if everyone makes the effort to get together to sing this song, then why do we sing about "my" God and not "our" God?
I felt like I was in my own worship surrounded by people, and that was frustrating to me.
I find individualism in itself frustrating. I'm tired of living in a nation where people are to consumed by their own "needs" that they refuse to make any effort to help others. I'm tired of living in a place where people put themselves first, and everything else comes after that. I'm tired of living in a place where people think what they need is ultimately not important in the least.
I'm ready to go to South Africa where I can hopefully get away from all of this consumerist individualism. I'm ready to go to South Africa where I can see how extensive it is in my life.

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