o no... another rant.
whats the deal with people listing all the books theyve read on facebook or their blog? youve seen this, right? you can even show the book cover right up there on your page.
why do people do this? is it to keep track of what theyve read? davinci code (check)... cat in the hat (check)... is it to share with others what books theyre interested in (and by that you can learn a little bit more about them and their tastes)? is it just to conquer sheer boredom?
i propose it is something else entirely. i believe people do this as some sort of book trophy case. "look everyone! look at all the books ive read! arent i a genius!" i think the motive is that people think they can show their intellect by how many books theyve read. even more, i would guess that people read these books (even if they dont enjoy them) simply to put another notch in their post. they probably plough through book after book so they can outread their friends and show off their superior intellect (like reading a book is the true sign of intellect).
i know i sound judgemental. but i am also guilty of wrong motives so i point the finger at myself also. there are many things i do that at the root are of selfish ambition... probably almost everything i do. i collect flag patches from every country ive been. why? if i were to answer honestly, id hafta say its a way of showing off all the places ive been. (((((while im on the subject, those facebook "where ive been" maps are arrogant too. and further more... STOP SENDING ME ALL OF THOSE FACEBOOK APPLICATIONS. lol)))))
thinking about this only enforces to me that deep down everyones heart has selfish motives. all of us are guilty of this and no one is ammune to pride. we are born into sin. we have nothing good in us at all. but there is hope. we can trade in our guilty, selfish heart for a pure, holy one. God wants our hearts!!!
this post is probably arrogant and selfish. its motive is probably to make me seem clever and smart and witty and funny and worthy of your praise for being all of those things. maybe. probably. but it's also written so hopefully you delete those book titles, maps, etc. so i don't have to scroll for an hour to get to your facebook wall.
whats the deal with people listing all the books theyve read on facebook or their blog? youve seen this, right? you can even show the book cover right up there on your page.
why do people do this? is it to keep track of what theyve read? davinci code (check)... cat in the hat (check)... is it to share with others what books theyre interested in (and by that you can learn a little bit more about them and their tastes)? is it just to conquer sheer boredom?
i propose it is something else entirely. i believe people do this as some sort of book trophy case. "look everyone! look at all the books ive read! arent i a genius!" i think the motive is that people think they can show their intellect by how many books theyve read. even more, i would guess that people read these books (even if they dont enjoy them) simply to put another notch in their post. they probably plough through book after book so they can outread their friends and show off their superior intellect (like reading a book is the true sign of intellect).
i know i sound judgemental. but i am also guilty of wrong motives so i point the finger at myself also. there are many things i do that at the root are of selfish ambition... probably almost everything i do. i collect flag patches from every country ive been. why? if i were to answer honestly, id hafta say its a way of showing off all the places ive been. (((((while im on the subject, those facebook "where ive been" maps are arrogant too. and further more... STOP SENDING ME ALL OF THOSE FACEBOOK APPLICATIONS. lol)))))
thinking about this only enforces to me that deep down everyones heart has selfish motives. all of us are guilty of this and no one is ammune to pride. we are born into sin. we have nothing good in us at all. but there is hope. we can trade in our guilty, selfish heart for a pure, holy one. God wants our hearts!!!
this post is probably arrogant and selfish. its motive is probably to make me seem clever and smart and witty and funny and worthy of your praise for being all of those things. maybe. probably. but it's also written so hopefully you delete those book titles, maps, etc. so i don't have to scroll for an hour to get to your facebook wall.
posted by TIM HORTON at 10:57 PM
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