"Freedom is frightening. There are people who want to be told what to do and when, how to believe and why. And the result is tragic perpetual adolescence." Chuck Swindoll
A big pet peeve of mine is the overuse of spiritual cliches. It's not that I'm an atheist, but every "amen", "just pray on the spirit", "the devil is attacking our ladies", and etc is to me empty, meaningless words. From another point, it's as if these overused phrases gives one something to say when there is no substance to be said. It's playing it safe instead of speaking with sincerity and transparency.
It's a shame really when our English language contains such an exhaustive choice of words. We can say old things in fresh new ways. Perhaps we are just too lazy to do so. For I believe a big part of becoming older is forming your own thoughts and expressing them in an original manner unique to you. Most people seem frightened to do this however. But think. Reason. Feel. And be real. Perhaps in doing so, it'll be a step towards leaving adolescence behind.
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