I had to write a special occasion speech for class, and decided ot have some fun with it.
"Thank you and welcome to the Comedy Awards, brought to you by the Idaho Comedy Commission (ICC). The ICC has long been a promoter of high quality, laughter-inducing humor, and as a result has sponsored tonight’s ceremony. Many awards will be given tonight, from the Wit Award, to the Facial Expressions Award, to the Klutz Award. But for the first time tonight, we will be adding a new award to our selection.
After years of eye-rolling and sighs of despair, the Idaho Comedy Commission felt it necessary to recognize the sincere efforts of comedians who never seem to be able to arouse more than a blank stare from their audience. The Lame Joke Award has come about out of sheer sympathy, in efforts to make the Comedy Awards a less depressing event. Our recipient tonight is a student at ICC (Itawamba Community College). This person was neck and neck with several other candidates, but her joke about the man who had to break into his music store because he had the wrong key, along with her French Cows joke, nailed the lid shut on that coffin. Ladies and gentlemen, my sincerest apologies on bringing those jokes back to your attention. And now, the Idaho Comedy Commission, with moderate pride, presents the Lame Joke Award to none other than Sarah Shields."
Monday, November 9, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Some disheartening occurances.
Tonight I went with a close friend of mine to her dad's house. While I do greatly enjoy my friend's company, a big reason I went was to be there for her and give her a friend while with her dad's side of the family. You see, high moral standards are, sadly, the last thing on their mind. They respect my friend's beliefs, but that's about as far as it goes.
The language there is atrocious. It breaks my heart to see her dad's 5-year-old step daughter being raised in such an environment. She's so innocent, so pure in heart, but I know unless God works a miracle how she will most likely grow up to be. The worst part of it all is that they are so sexually loose. This is her dad's fourth wife I believe. They practically encourage promiscuity. My friend's cousin and his friend were there as well, which started said depressing events.
Her cousin has a girlfriend, who was there, but he and his friend had invited two other high school girls there to spend the night. They had just met them that day, maybe the day before. Her cousin had to ask one of the girls's names while we were at supper, but it was obvious what was going to take place later that night. I couldn't help but think of her cousin and friend as the fools Solomon so often speaks of in the book of Proverbs. The way they act and talk is nothing but foolishness, and beyond that immoral. I found myself angry at what they were doing to those girls. I'm sure the girls were far from innocent, and had, so to speak, been around the block a few times. But I couldn't help feeling sorry for them. They were giving themselves away to complete strangers, and completely deceiving their parents. Not to mention the legality issues.
I'm not a female, so I'm left to wonder what makes a girl give away the most special and precious part of herself like that. Is it to feel accepted? Beautiful? Loved? I could look into their eyes and see that they didn't know what real love is, for it seemed they had never experienced it. I could see the emptiness there, especially in one of them. It makes me wonder, did I fail? Could I have done something to stop what took place? Did I miss a chance to share the gospel? Who else has failed to share it with them as well, or have they rebelled against it? To the ladies out there, please save yourselves for the man God has set apart for you. The man you will spend the rest of your life with, who you will bear and raise your children with. No other man (or boy) deserves what you have to offer until you are united as one in Christ through marriage. It is too special, too amazing, too mind-blowing a gift to be given away at a whim.
The language there is atrocious. It breaks my heart to see her dad's 5-year-old step daughter being raised in such an environment. She's so innocent, so pure in heart, but I know unless God works a miracle how she will most likely grow up to be. The worst part of it all is that they are so sexually loose. This is her dad's fourth wife I believe. They practically encourage promiscuity. My friend's cousin and his friend were there as well, which started said depressing events.
Her cousin has a girlfriend, who was there, but he and his friend had invited two other high school girls there to spend the night. They had just met them that day, maybe the day before. Her cousin had to ask one of the girls's names while we were at supper, but it was obvious what was going to take place later that night. I couldn't help but think of her cousin and friend as the fools Solomon so often speaks of in the book of Proverbs. The way they act and talk is nothing but foolishness, and beyond that immoral. I found myself angry at what they were doing to those girls. I'm sure the girls were far from innocent, and had, so to speak, been around the block a few times. But I couldn't help feeling sorry for them. They were giving themselves away to complete strangers, and completely deceiving their parents. Not to mention the legality issues.
I'm not a female, so I'm left to wonder what makes a girl give away the most special and precious part of herself like that. Is it to feel accepted? Beautiful? Loved? I could look into their eyes and see that they didn't know what real love is, for it seemed they had never experienced it. I could see the emptiness there, especially in one of them. It makes me wonder, did I fail? Could I have done something to stop what took place? Did I miss a chance to share the gospel? Who else has failed to share it with them as well, or have they rebelled against it? To the ladies out there, please save yourselves for the man God has set apart for you. The man you will spend the rest of your life with, who you will bear and raise your children with. No other man (or boy) deserves what you have to offer until you are united as one in Christ through marriage. It is too special, too amazing, too mind-blowing a gift to be given away at a whim.
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