So two more NHA staff have decided to leave. I think that puts the grand total of departing staff in my year and a week at NHA at 10...yup. Ten staff have left in the last year who were around when I arrived. Each of them needed to go for their own reasons, some of them for the betterment of NHA, but some of them to the detrement of NHA. Life goes on and the song "Another one bites the dust" keeps playing in my head but its all cool I guess.
I haven't gotten the things that I wanted to get done done! Time is coming to a close for the Summer term and I still haven't touched my lesson plans. I finally finished my summer Language Arts class materials so I think that will free up time except that I now have another student joining the class and that means more grading.
I don't like being "boss-less." There is no principal. I'm considering submitting a request to fill the position but I haven't finished writing the proposal that tells them why I think I would be good. Another change but it should be a fun challenge if it isn't quite as time consuming since they are talking about restructuring it a bit.
I need a bit more people contact than I currently have. Thank goodness my roommate should arrive in less than a month now. It is just motivating for me to have someone else around to keep things tidy for...I guess I don't motivate myself much to keep things clean...others motivate me because I like keeping things clean for others.
I have a couple of things left to do before I go to watch Hogan's Heroes. My history lessons for the week. And quality time with the Daudt's who I haven't seen since July 4!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Friday, July 6, 2007
The Law vs. Redemption
I just watched my new favorite movie: Les Miserables. I cried and laughed; was shocked and amazed; was torn apart and put back together; and ultimately learned something about human nature I had never fully understood.
There are people out there (and I've recently had to deal with several of these people) who automatically think they are better than everyone else, whether they know the people they are judging or not, because the people being judged do not live up to a certain standard. They believe so strongly in a law of right behavior that they show no mercy, have no true feelings, and ultimately can't even live up to their own standards (if you've watched the movie you know what I am talking about; if you haven't you will when you finish it). These are the Javerts of the world, and oh they irritate me.
Then there are the people like Jean Valjean who have done something wrong, paid for it by all standards of governmental justice, but are still condemned for past wrongs by the Javerts of the world. They realize that they have done something wrong and the work as hard as they can to atone for it but their past still haunts them because the Javerts of the world continue to remind them of it. The Valjeans of the world are not given a proper chance to demonstrate their reformed attitudes because every action is suspect. The Valjeans of the world are the former prostitutes, convicts, rebels, murderers, tax collectors, sinners who come to realize the errors of their way, seek restitution and redemption, and wish for freedom to overcome their past and truly shine as the new person they have become.
The Javerts of the world continue to pass judgement upon the Valjeans of the world to prove that they are truly superior. These are the hypocrites of Jesus' day who live on into today. They claim to live by a certain standard that they see to be completely accurate but when it comes down to the truth, their standard is far off. It has none of the character of God Himself within it--it has no room for God's mercy, grace, redemption, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, self-control, etc.
It is easier to live by a set of self-made rules at times but it makes you into the very person most people try to avoid being.
There are people out there (and I've recently had to deal with several of these people) who automatically think they are better than everyone else, whether they know the people they are judging or not, because the people being judged do not live up to a certain standard. They believe so strongly in a law of right behavior that they show no mercy, have no true feelings, and ultimately can't even live up to their own standards (if you've watched the movie you know what I am talking about; if you haven't you will when you finish it). These are the Javerts of the world, and oh they irritate me.
Then there are the people like Jean Valjean who have done something wrong, paid for it by all standards of governmental justice, but are still condemned for past wrongs by the Javerts of the world. They realize that they have done something wrong and the work as hard as they can to atone for it but their past still haunts them because the Javerts of the world continue to remind them of it. The Valjeans of the world are not given a proper chance to demonstrate their reformed attitudes because every action is suspect. The Valjeans of the world are the former prostitutes, convicts, rebels, murderers, tax collectors, sinners who come to realize the errors of their way, seek restitution and redemption, and wish for freedom to overcome their past and truly shine as the new person they have become.
The Javerts of the world continue to pass judgement upon the Valjeans of the world to prove that they are truly superior. These are the hypocrites of Jesus' day who live on into today. They claim to live by a certain standard that they see to be completely accurate but when it comes down to the truth, their standard is far off. It has none of the character of God Himself within it--it has no room for God's mercy, grace, redemption, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, self-control, etc.
It is easier to live by a set of self-made rules at times but it makes you into the very person most people try to avoid being.
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