So when did it become ok to used cuss words all the time? You know I've spent my fare share of time with teens and to hear some of the language the listen to, watch, and then use, just bothers me. But it is not to them I direct this, it is to the adults the are so uncreative in their word choice that they default to such language.
Am I being a little picky? Eh, maybe. It still bothers me. Have i ever used a cuss word before? Yeah, but i've changed, and so why can't others? Does it bother anyone else? I mean look at movies. I think The Departed is a great movie, except F-bombs are all over the place... Why? For authenticity? Eh, it is an excuse for laziness and uncreative thought.
The F-word is definitely THE word that bothers me the most. It is a cold, base word. While the other words do twinge me a little, the magnitude is minute when compared to how my ears twinge when i hear someone drop an F-bomb. They really twinge when i hear or read that word come out of students, whether on facebook, in conversations, etc. Again, though, i think if we as adults do not address this in ourselves, this won't change.
Maybe you don't think it needs to change, but to me, nothing communicates a worse image than those words... I've worked outside the church, and nothing communicates more about your values, education, and attitude than the language you use. What happens when you apply for a job and they check your facebook or myspace page (which employers do now whether you think it is fair or not... after they don't call it the WORLD WIDE web for nothing), what happens if they check those out and see F-bombs and other cuss words, and decide, "Eh, that's not the image we'd like to project at our company." There goes a job, and in the economic climate we have, every little thing is magnified.
So to adults, WAKE UP, stop your cussing as it influences people beyond your comprehension. To students, quit now while you are ahead. It just isn't worth it or cool...
Well said. I totally agree with you. As a rebellious PK, I used to have an issue and realized that one of the Fruit of the Spirit is 'self-control'. I really made an effort to commit it to God each and every day until it is no longer part of my vocabulary. Perhaps more people need to realize the self-control of the Spirit.
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Well said. I totally agree with you. As a rebellious PK, I used to have an issue and realized that one of the Fruit of the Spirit is 'self-control'. I really made an effort to commit it to God each and every day until it is no longer part of my vocabulary. Perhaps more people need to realize the self-control of the Spirit.