Tolerance ?

Tolerance-1. The capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others. 2. Leeway for variation from a standard.

What about patience as a virtue? Being patient with a homosexual or drunk that they will one day see the error of their ways? I believe in being patient but "respecting" homosexuality i dont. Our culture is not tolerant of men having sex with 15 y/o girls and other cultures are o.k. with it. If we allow culture to authoritatively and with finality to decide whats tolerant and what isnt, than there is no such thing as o.k, not o.k.. There is just a state of being because than you become intolerant the second you pass "any" judgement on "any" action. Eventually there is nothingness. You have no room to say to the person who's stealing your car, "hey stop." Or, hitler, you were wrong. But we know thats not true. We have feelings. We have the ten commandments written on our hearts that tell is when something is wrong. When something is wrong or right. So our behaviors are either moral or immoral and the culture as a measuring tool leads to nothingness, just a state of being. So technically the ones who get to decide are the ones who have been at it since the beginning. Those who study the art of wrong and right, the fullness of that body would be the Catholic Church, and the Catholic Church alone. 3...2......1.....Slam Dunk Baby, GAME OVER! The crowd goes wild.......!!!!!!

Continuing the pride thing..

In working with people, I notice two pollarities, not limited to though, the users of energy and the givers of energy. This all ties in with the pride and sacrifice thing. You have those that take energy from others unknowingly. And then those that bend in order to allow the other a place where they feels safe. This person loses energy. The root of this taker? Attachment to self, the insecure self. If your sense of "self" is developed, you know what your values are and it leads to security. If not, than your unsure of the "self" which leads to "insecurities." In order to sacrifice and give yourself in a real loving manner, you must know yourself first and be o.k. with yourself. God made us just fine, in his image and likeness. And were really complaining about him when we arent happy with our self. Once we arrive at a place where we are happy with what we have, we can begin to move that energy towards God instead of ourselves or objects. Than we can begin to sacrifice for others, the pride of self begins to deminish. Unfortunately, its a life long battle, but a battle that can be overcome because God has provided a way through his body, the Church.....

Sacrifice is theohly way the humans can imitate the interior life of the Trinity.

We all have a sense of what a natural life is. We eat becasue were hungry. We call friends for companionship or get married. We are safe to decrease the the odds of dying in an "accident." We do many things to secure our natural life in fear of causing unnecessary financial, physical or relational pains. Some get a nose job, some of us exercise, and others commit diligently towards there careers. So with all this buy-in, if someone were to ask you to give it up or threaten to take it away, what would you do? The answer is obvious. With all this commitment, there is alot of fear, a great loss so to speak. But what about our "supernatural life?" How many of us are afraid of losing that place in-christ. How many of us have given a tenth of the energy spent on our natural life towards our covenant(relationship) with God? No wonder we dont pray enough, we dont sacrifice enough or give enough. If we dont have a supernatural love faith or hope towards God, than theres not much to keep us coming back. In the old testament, all the great patriarchs gave an unblemished object. It was expensive and showed a financial or familial sacrifice. In order to give such a sacrifice, we need love faith and hope. God promises all of these and more but we dont really have trust in the supernatural because we havent put in, only in what we can control wich is the natural life. It's tangeable, i've done it, i see the end result. It's a pride. Imagine being limited by what you have only seen with your eyes? Thats where most of us are. We are only limited by our pride. But God has done it. He has triumphed and endowed as as sons and daughters. We are his people. He gave us the example of the Blessed Mother, "May it be done to me according to your word."

Is love possible?

Of course love is possible and it can be the most exhilirating emotion we can have. But like my friend said, you have to be o.k. with your self first. Jesus showed us what real love is and how if its real, how it will manifest itself in our lives... He's the perfect example. But can we empty ourselves in that way? Can we be o.k. with nothing for the benefit of the other? Can we sacrifice for the benefit of the other without expecting anything, just because? If the the answer is "no", than love isnt there. Than you are only using the person as a means to an end. Companionship, sex, finances, social, etc. As you say buddy, "BRINGING THE NOISE"......