Pretty interesting
eu na minha mania de androginia, vestindo um coat meio masculino. nao sei pq quis colokar foto mnh nesse post. cala a boca, Freud!
Remember that energy sells. Think about these problems for a minute: Why would so many students rather see Rambo, Robocop, Friday the 13th, or another movie like that than one on the life of Christ? Why is rock music more popular with youth than classical music or Christian elevator music? Why is evil often seen as more interesting than good? The answer is connected with the way good and evil are portrayed. Unfortunately, evil usually has high energy on its side while good is seen as passive and boring. We've been trapped by the idea that "bad people do; good people don't." Good is passive, resistant, reactionary, while evil is proactive, energetic, creative.
In a typical cartoon where Sylvester the cat is trying to catch and eat Tweety bird, the cat is highly creative, inventing several ways to get at Tweety. Meanwhile, the guard dog is passive and waits until the cat comes within range before spoiling his plans by beating him up. Here is the unfortunate problem: in the theological scheme of things, the cat is the devil and the dog is God. The cat is admired because of his creative energy; the dog is just a boring policeman. This problem is not new--in the seventeenth century, Milton's Paradise Lost was criticized because Satan was a more interesting character than God, because Satan was the one with the energy.
The lesson here is that we must begin to associate our heroes and our truths with energy. Don't portray Jesus as a wimpy good guy--the "gentle Jesus, meek and mild"; show him as dynamic, exciting, and energetic. Present his turning over the money changers' tables, his power and energy in multiplying the loaves and fishes, and so on. Likewise, make a point to show that evil is often lazy, uncreative, predatory, tired, recycling the same old boring temptations, etc. etc.
Why does heaven sound boring to a lot of kids, while they think that all the really interesting people will be in hell?
Being energetic in your teaching is a motivating factor in itself; adding energy to the ideas you want to convey will further enhance learning and commitment to the ideas.
desculpem, nao traduzi, mas pra quem entendeu, isn't it amazing? De repente comecei a ver Jesus sorrindo, feliz, pregando, curando, feliz por sua vida, por cumprir a vontade do pai, e não um homem serio, reprimido. Creio que Jesus foi muito feliz nessa terra e tbm se entristeceu muito com a miséria humana sendo que a solução nos ronda de tão perto; sendo que o Pai sempre está a nos estender a mão para ajudar, e sempre o rejeitamos com nossa maldade. E o lado mal, como diz o texto, é sempre mais interessante, parece mais atrativo. E, como aconselhou o autor, devemos começar a ver o lado positivo, o bom, como energetico e inrteressante tbm. O lado bom é bom, e não boring. É o melhor. É o certo. (pq sera q sempre faço o errado?...)
Jesus, meu ideal.
Changing the subject, Ulysses de novo. Hj nao teve um novo filme com Doida Summer. Encarnei Penélope novamente. Pensando em pedir ele em namoro! e como fica I? ... não sei...e meu coração? ainda é de C... engraçado...sou muito poligama mesmo. mas nao preciso decidir nada pq ninguem me cobra nada, nennhum sabe do outro, isto é, I sabe de C q de alguma forma sabe de I, mas ambos nao sabem de Ulysses. saberão agora se eu mandar o link rsrs. E eu presto? nao!!
só sei que amanhã Penélope estará na porta de sua casa em Ítaca esperando seu amado, seu porto, seu seguro, seu ideal, sua fonte de prazer e joy.
Ulysses. Ulysses, sempre ele, com seu unknown number no meu celular. Bye.
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