5th June 2003, 10:22 PM
I was wondering where the exploding head smily went. That was always my favorite.
DJ: Punk is a good thing. I didn't think of myself as a punk, and I guess I still wouldn't fit into most people's idea of it. But being a punk means being yourself no matter what anyone else thinks. That sort of led to the tattoos and random piercings and green hair in a rebellious way, and that became the stereotype of punkiness. A lot of my friends have tattoos and tongue rings or stuff like that, but that's not really the point. The point is just that it doesn't matter what you dress like but how you live that matters. Especially in Christian circles that was a big problem, and still is in many churches. It's stupid because I could comb my hair out nice and wear a suit and be considered the good young man, or punk my hair up and dress like usual with baggy pants and throw in an earing and I'd be kicked out of the same churches. Or at least watched very carefully so I won't steal something or vandalize the building. All based on appearance. I'm the same person. And in a way it's a bit of a rebellion against that, because I don't want to ever be someone who judges based on appearance.
So, yeah, I guess it is rebellious. But sometimes things are so stupid or wrong that you have to rebel. How can you really be more rebellious than a Christian who dresses like a punk? Everyone rejects you. There are Christians who think you are evil and possessed by Satan because you have spiky hair and then there are the punks who hate you because you try to live right and it makes them angry because you won't conform. And then when you do make a mistake because, surprise surprise, you aren't perfect, the Christians dogpile on you and tear you apart for being so evil and everyone else calls you a hypocrite. So, yeah, it's great fun. :)
Now of course I am not saying all people fit into one of these 2 categories. For example, my grandma may hate the music I listen to and might not like my hair and I know my parents think tattoos are disgusting, but they look at who someone is and how they live, not what they look like. I want to try to get other Christians to look past the outward image and look at the heart, since that is what God does. And I sincerely hope that people who don't believe in God will maybe see that I am just a regular person who likes to have fun and stay out all night with my friends and play video games and goof around. But I try to care about others instead of myself and try to stand by my convictions instead of giving in to the crowd and try to be humble instead of arrogant. I hope that maybe instead of rejecting me for a hypocritical, Bible-thumping, propaganda-preaching Christian they will get to know me and see that even though I'm not perfect and I mess up far too often, I'm trying to live for God, not myself. And I know God will change me (and already has so much) and I hope others will see something different about me and want to know what it is. That maybe this God thing is for real. So that's what it's about.
Oh, and I love punk music. :D
DJ: Punk is a good thing. I didn't think of myself as a punk, and I guess I still wouldn't fit into most people's idea of it. But being a punk means being yourself no matter what anyone else thinks. That sort of led to the tattoos and random piercings and green hair in a rebellious way, and that became the stereotype of punkiness. A lot of my friends have tattoos and tongue rings or stuff like that, but that's not really the point. The point is just that it doesn't matter what you dress like but how you live that matters. Especially in Christian circles that was a big problem, and still is in many churches. It's stupid because I could comb my hair out nice and wear a suit and be considered the good young man, or punk my hair up and dress like usual with baggy pants and throw in an earing and I'd be kicked out of the same churches. Or at least watched very carefully so I won't steal something or vandalize the building. All based on appearance. I'm the same person. And in a way it's a bit of a rebellion against that, because I don't want to ever be someone who judges based on appearance.
So, yeah, I guess it is rebellious. But sometimes things are so stupid or wrong that you have to rebel. How can you really be more rebellious than a Christian who dresses like a punk? Everyone rejects you. There are Christians who think you are evil and possessed by Satan because you have spiky hair and then there are the punks who hate you because you try to live right and it makes them angry because you won't conform. And then when you do make a mistake because, surprise surprise, you aren't perfect, the Christians dogpile on you and tear you apart for being so evil and everyone else calls you a hypocrite. So, yeah, it's great fun. :)
Now of course I am not saying all people fit into one of these 2 categories. For example, my grandma may hate the music I listen to and might not like my hair and I know my parents think tattoos are disgusting, but they look at who someone is and how they live, not what they look like. I want to try to get other Christians to look past the outward image and look at the heart, since that is what God does. And I sincerely hope that people who don't believe in God will maybe see that I am just a regular person who likes to have fun and stay out all night with my friends and play video games and goof around. But I try to care about others instead of myself and try to stand by my convictions instead of giving in to the crowd and try to be humble instead of arrogant. I hope that maybe instead of rejecting me for a hypocritical, Bible-thumping, propaganda-preaching Christian they will get to know me and see that even though I'm not perfect and I mess up far too often, I'm trying to live for God, not myself. And I know God will change me (and already has so much) and I hope others will see something different about me and want to know what it is. That maybe this God thing is for real. So that's what it's about.
Oh, and I love punk music. :D