Yet another week past at MC. I took some notes, passed (barely) a few quizes, and did my service project. Not much else of utter importance happened that I can recall. Of course, it was a short week, so there wasn't much opportunity for stuff to happen. And even then, nothing out of the ordinary occured. Which doesn't bother me - I'm quite content with a lack of spontaniety and excitement, to some degree.
My service project for Comp 1 was... interesting. I was supposed to go play with children at a local appartment complex with some other students. I mean, whats better than brightening a bored childs day? Well, it seems we were a bit overzealous. There ended up being more students than kids. I'm not kidding - I think the ratio was at least 1:3 for kids to students. So, to be honest, I found myself not doing much. I figured that there wasn't much I could do. It only took a few of us to keep the kids entertained, and it was clear that they were doing a much better job than I could do. Did I feel bad for not doing much to help? A little. But at least I was there, and I stayed there in case I there was need for me. Which, from what I could tell, there was not.
In personal matters, I went home for the weekend, and spent some time with my family and friends. Didn't get to see my girlfriend that much, except for church. How bothersome. But at least I got to talk religeon with my agnostic friend for awhile. Huzzah? I find it funny that I'm friends with an agnostic. He does to, I think. We've both been led to believe cliche ideas about each other - me to believe that athiests (what he originally claimed to be - we discovered that his ideals are, in fact, agnostic in nature, so he has switched "religions" ever since we started our semi-regular discussions when we're bored) are rude and won't listen to your beliefs, and him to believe that Christians are very mean to "Heathens" and like to shove their beliefs down people's throats. I think we've both learned from our theological discussions. I now know what makes some people lose their faith (he was raised Christian - his family is "uber-Christian" is his own words, and he keeps his personal beliefs secret), and has learned a lot about what Christianity should be - love and understanding, not hate and shunning.
Have I made progress in converting him? Heh... doubtful. His beliefs are quite well-thought and resolved. Although, he has started to attend church, albiet to see his friends. But he has agreed to go to Church Camp with a friend of mine...
Do I intend to convert him? To be honest, no. All I can do is show him good examples of Christianity in me and some of my friends, and see what he makes of it. A man should have the right to choose what he believes.
Who am I to make that decision for him?
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