Hypocrisy
is kind of an ironic thing when you sit down and really think about it. I say this because almost everyone as some
point in his or her lives is a hypocrite.
Everyone has that “Do as I say, not as I do” moment. On a personal
level, I have witnessed my own hypocrisy.
I am a recovering drug addict, I was addicted to cocaine for several
years, and I am currently clean and have been for 8 years. I talk to my daughter who is now 16, about
drug use and abuse. I tell her that
there is no good reason to touch the stuff.
I tell her that it can ruin her life.
But who am I to say that when I did.
That is the part that scares me a bit about it. Because of my hypocrisy, she can say, “Well
you did it and you’re fine.” It’s kind
of like those parents that say “Don’t smoke” as they light another
cigarette.
On a public level,
I have also witnessed hypocrisy. The
area of Northern New Jersey where I grew up had a very large population of
people who were members of the Roman Catholic Church. Because of that the Roman Catholic Church had a huge voice in the
community. I was always taught that God
creates everyone and because he is our creator He loves us unconditionally. I was also taught that because God loves us
so much, that we in turn should love not just our friends but our enemies as
well. Now here’s where the hypocrisy
come in. If anyone were to listen to a
Roman Catholic homily or read Catholic literature about this topic, they would
hear that it’s a sin, and immoral. It
would also be taught that because most homosexuals do not ask for forgiveness
of this sin or try to change their lifestyle to one that is not in sin, they
are not entitled to God’s unconditional love.
So basically, I see it as the Roman Catholic Church being a huge
hypocrite. In one breath they preach
that God’s love is unconditional and pure for everyone; in the same breath,
they preach that God’s love is only for those who live a Roman Catholic
acceptable lifestyle.
Personally I am a
homosexual, I have an amazing relationship with God, my creator, who loves me
unconditionally. He created me, a
homosexual; it was NOT a choice, because if it were I would choose to be
straight!
(FYI: I am NOT a Roman Catholic and I won’t hold it against you if
you are!)
The excitement has started to brew
in my house as we made the reservations for our summer vacation to Walt Disney
World. It has become a tradition that every
year we spend ten days at the “Happiest Place on Earth”. We stay in the All-Star Movie Resort, which
is a very fun place to stay. Each day
that we are there, we get up and head out to one of the four theme parks. Normally, we stay at that park until right
after lunch, and then we head back to the resort so we can rest or go swimming. Then we get ready for dinner, and head to our
dinner reservations for the evening. After
dinner we head back to the parks for some night time fun. We stay until after the fireworks, which are always
amazing! There are four theme parks
that are all part of Walt Disney World.
The most popular of the parks is Magic Kingdom; this is where Cinderella’s
Castle is and Mickey Mouse. My favorite
ride in this park is Space Mountain, but I’m really excited to see the new Fantasyland
this year. The first phase of the renovations
just opened that week! The second theme
park is Epcot which includes the world showcase, where you can travel around the
globe in one day! The third park is
Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This park is
really awesome because you get to see the entire behind the scenes things from
the movies. The last park is Animal
Kingdom, which is amazing. The park has
a safari ride where animals come up to the cars that you are riding in. You can’t beat having a giraffe standing 5
feet from you!! The great part about
being in Disney is you are treated like royalty from the time you check-in till
the time you head home, there is no place else I’d rather be!!!
