Grudges and Grenades

A grudge is like a hand grenade. You shouldn't hold on to it for to long. You could hang on to either for as long as you like, but the consequences are equally as deadly.

I tend to hold on too long.

Forgiveness does not come natural. It is a matter of conditioning. If someone has wronged to us, we hold it against him or her because of the negative experience we now have.

One such occasion has happened to me recently. As many of you may already know, my ex-girlfriend and I broke up in January. She is getting married in August.

The speed of her flight to another man shattered my self-esteem. I often blame her for things like low confidence, bad dating experiences, inclement weather or anything else that I can peg her to.

I cannot let go because of what she did, but I have to.

knowing art

I once ran into my friend as he was leaving the art gallery. He is a construction management major, so this was an odd sight.

"What brought you to the art gallery today?" I asked.

"I'm in FA 100. I had to go," he replied.

"So, what did you think?" I inquired.

"I think it was ridiculous," he said. "These art students don't know what art is."

I was startled. My friend's accusation was not what I was expecting him to say.

 "What do you mean?" I simply had to know.

"They assume all that stuff is art and everything else isn't," he said. "To me, a well done set of cabinets is art." 

I pondered for a while on my friend's claim. Perhaps he is right. Yes, the more obvious arts are beautiful, inspiring and arguably necessary. But what is "art?" Art goes far beyond the bounds of traditional fine art mediums. Creativity can be found in writing, cooking or even welding.

Whenever we create, we are being creative.

We are children of God. We have inherited characteristics from Him just as we inherit characteristics of our mortal parents. If we gain divine attributes from the Great Creator, then we all have a natural ability to create.

Cherish it.