May 27, 2008
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Spiritual Warfare
This weekend I saw Iron Man in the theaters and I have to admit that movie was pretty awesome! My only regret is I could have sat a lot closer to the screen but it was too dark to see where I was going anyways.
I’ve been thinking that I should get into comics because they come up with some really good stuff. I occasionally watch G4TTV’s Fresh Ink which talks about the upcoming and just released comics, I have to admit just getting a preview of this stuff is pretty mind blowing. I used to think Japan had all the cool comics and storylines but after looking into what America has, I was pretty blown away. I prefer American comics because I see more variety in comic art and storyline though, when you read too much of something from any culture, you tend to notice a pattern. For Japan it is school girls, magical girls, honor and perverts and America is like super heroes, space and “living normal lives”.
Notice how the Japanese never say in any movie, book or comic that they want to “live normal lives” because their lives are already boring as ever. The interesting thing about Japanese culture is every day is the same. I hear this repetitive statement over and over again in many songs and stories. Personally I would go insane in Japan because there are too many people living on that island and it will always be really crowded. Every day they follow the same routine, but there are a growing number of schools in Japan that are that are a lot less formal and are more relaxed. The funny thing is I don’t think Japan can find a perfect middle because either the schools are really strict and have so many rules or lax with no rules at all! I know this sounds so absurd but I am so serious!
We also bought Wii fit yesterday but I didn’t get to play with it that long. It is simply an amazing game but I don’t have much to say about it yet because my family keeps hogging it.
It was a bummer because yesterday I was supposed to hang out with Donald and watch both Narnia movies with him but nothing really happened. Since our origonal plans on Thursday was canceled because he was really tired, which is completely understandable, I figured that he would call me up and tell me what would work for him instead. Nothing happened but I hope he contacts me soon and tells me what’s going on. I think he might be under a lot of stress from moving, is what I am assuming.
I also came to a conclusion with Reiki and the direction I should take with my spiritual path. I know in my heart and with a tad bit of research that Reiki is some sort of witchcraft. So, now realizing this I am going to completely backtrack and make up for lost time. I don’t know why I didn’t look into Reiki sooner but it is definitely something you shouldn’t mess with. I can’t even believe I messed with that stuff! What made me change my mind was this story I read, which had a lot of similarities with my encounter with Reiki and what this girl had gone though. It is a pretty moving story that is an incredible read.
http://www.saint-mike.org/Apologetics/QA/Answers/Spiritual_Warfare/s0405300135.html
In the end they basically say to get rid of anything involving witchcraft that belonged, including the person who probably introduced you to it. Well Alex wasn’t the first one, my ex-stalker was the one who introduced me and he is long gone. I really don’t want to part from Alex though because he is a good friend of mine. I think for now I will just tell him not to do that around me or to me and see if this improves from there. If not, then my last resort is breaking our friendship. Which is pretty disappointing but if it does happen, it will be for the best.
Never blindly follow anything, ever.
