At church this week, we were debating whether or not there were dinosoaurs on the Ark. I don't think there were - because, assuming that humans were around at the time of the dinosoaurs (and i don't think they were), wouldn't they have eaten Noah?
There's a metaphor that i've always used about Noah's Ark. About the way that the world aims to pair off, to find that person that they want to be with, before they step onto the Ark. Just like the animals did.
In my world at the moment, it seems like the Ark is getting ready to sail and people can feel it in their blood. They're pairing off at the speed of sound, desparate to score a place on the boat - sensing that they won't get in if they walk up the docking ramp alone, or even if they stagger up with a lifelike puppet on their arm. Noah won't be fooled.
I'm happy for people in relationships, that they've found their 'pair' (at least for the time being'). However, i do hold a grudge for the people who get into a relationship and forget the rest of their lives. No more friends, no more catch-ups, no more hanging out without apologies because they have to run off to meet their S.O, no more anything outside the world of relationships. I'll admit that this makes my blood boil.
My friends have all paired off. The kids at church are all pairing off. I've got friends getting married and engaged. My friends are married with children. Admitedly, there are a few that aren't; but they're generally the ones that have men flocking to them, so they're never really alone anyway.
It's no secret that i have abandonment issues. This in no way helps. Maybe it's the fact that we went to an all girls school, so my old school friends aren't too experienced when it comes to balancing relationships, work and the friends that always used to just be there, no matter what - but in actuality are just drifting away. My married friends have a whole world that i don't know much about, and that i don't really fit into. My younger friends haven't seen enough of the world to be bitter and cynical, because they stil think that relationships are all about getting the girl you think is pretty to spend time with you and give you that fluttery feeling in your stomach.
I'm cynical and jaded. I'm 19 and have never been in a relationship or on a date. I've never had someone follow through on their flirting, to the point where i know that i'm not just some girl in a skirt. I'm a nice person, but i'm not a slut, i can't dance, i don't make a good impression, i have a stupid smile and i'm not skinny. That's generally what people notice. I need someone who sticks around long enough to find out that there's more to me than that. But they usually don't. I'm just waiting for the person who does. However, with everyone around me climing the ramp to the Ark, i'm a little left behind and more than a little left out.
Yes, i'm having my own little pity party. But still, that's the way that the cookie is crumbling. Deal.
There's a metaphor that i've always used about Noah's Ark. About the way that the world aims to pair off, to find that person that they want to be with, before they step onto the Ark. Just like the animals did.
In my world at the moment, it seems like the Ark is getting ready to sail and people can feel it in their blood. They're pairing off at the speed of sound, desparate to score a place on the boat - sensing that they won't get in if they walk up the docking ramp alone, or even if they stagger up with a lifelike puppet on their arm. Noah won't be fooled.
I'm happy for people in relationships, that they've found their 'pair' (at least for the time being'). However, i do hold a grudge for the people who get into a relationship and forget the rest of their lives. No more friends, no more catch-ups, no more hanging out without apologies because they have to run off to meet their S.O, no more anything outside the world of relationships. I'll admit that this makes my blood boil.
My friends have all paired off. The kids at church are all pairing off. I've got friends getting married and engaged. My friends are married with children. Admitedly, there are a few that aren't; but they're generally the ones that have men flocking to them, so they're never really alone anyway.
It's no secret that i have abandonment issues. This in no way helps. Maybe it's the fact that we went to an all girls school, so my old school friends aren't too experienced when it comes to balancing relationships, work and the friends that always used to just be there, no matter what - but in actuality are just drifting away. My married friends have a whole world that i don't know much about, and that i don't really fit into. My younger friends haven't seen enough of the world to be bitter and cynical, because they stil think that relationships are all about getting the girl you think is pretty to spend time with you and give you that fluttery feeling in your stomach.
I'm cynical and jaded. I'm 19 and have never been in a relationship or on a date. I've never had someone follow through on their flirting, to the point where i know that i'm not just some girl in a skirt. I'm a nice person, but i'm not a slut, i can't dance, i don't make a good impression, i have a stupid smile and i'm not skinny. That's generally what people notice. I need someone who sticks around long enough to find out that there's more to me than that. But they usually don't. I'm just waiting for the person who does. However, with everyone around me climing the ramp to the Ark, i'm a little left behind and more than a little left out.
Yes, i'm having my own little pity party. But still, that's the way that the cookie is crumbling. Deal.
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