Being Rejected by both Women and God
My friend, Soulless Hedonist, was dumped again by his girlfriend and is stuck in the first of what think are three stages of rejection.
The first is hatred towards oneself along with denial. One feels like worthless scum and one just want the rejecter to take them back. Delusion exists about the relationship itself- “I was so happy. Maybe they’ll take me back once they realize their mistake…” The rejecter is great; the rejected is not; boo hoo, sniff, sniff, and all of that.
The second stage is hatred towards the rejecter. “How could they reject me?” Anger occurs along with the desire to randomly hook up with people. As a guy, my goal is to push my friends from stage one to stage two by insulting the rejecter as much as possible (i.e. “she has a fat ass”)
The third stage is enlightened neutrality. Feelings either way have passed and its time to move on to something more important and rewarding.
Now, rejection isn’t just about family, relationships and jobs, it seems to also exist in the world of spirituality. Tyler Durden once said:
“Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers bailed, what does that tell you about God? You have to consider the possibility that God does not like you. He never wanted you. In all probability, he hates you.”
Now my father just worked all the time which would give me a lot more respect for God them I’ve given previously. None-the-less, much of mankind seems upset that their lives are not that great or feel guilty that they are that great and look to God for something or another. God, of course, probably being fictitious, or if not, not being very demonstrative does nothing in return. And so mankind, like Job, feels rejected. How does mankind react?
Well, many in society are in stage one. They claim that they are not worthy. They claim God is great. Thank you, thank you, for life, for air, for little Timmy’s T-ball game. They are also delusional about the relationship thinking God is guiding them and answering prayers.
Some are in stage two. They reject spirituality. Some make fun of it. Some call the spiritual freaks and reject the pursuit of it as a great waste of time. Others simply switch to hedonism to maximize they good time on Earth.
Then there’s the enlightened third stagers. They’ve gotten over the fact that there may be no God or if there is, he is not listening or not responding, and have moved on in life to more important things…
Like watching Angel, Season 5.
The first is hatred towards oneself along with denial. One feels like worthless scum and one just want the rejecter to take them back. Delusion exists about the relationship itself- “I was so happy. Maybe they’ll take me back once they realize their mistake…” The rejecter is great; the rejected is not; boo hoo, sniff, sniff, and all of that.
The second stage is hatred towards the rejecter. “How could they reject me?” Anger occurs along with the desire to randomly hook up with people. As a guy, my goal is to push my friends from stage one to stage two by insulting the rejecter as much as possible (i.e. “she has a fat ass”)
The third stage is enlightened neutrality. Feelings either way have passed and its time to move on to something more important and rewarding.
Now, rejection isn’t just about family, relationships and jobs, it seems to also exist in the world of spirituality. Tyler Durden once said:
“Our fathers were our models for God. If our fathers bailed, what does that tell you about God? You have to consider the possibility that God does not like you. He never wanted you. In all probability, he hates you.”
Now my father just worked all the time which would give me a lot more respect for God them I’ve given previously. None-the-less, much of mankind seems upset that their lives are not that great or feel guilty that they are that great and look to God for something or another. God, of course, probably being fictitious, or if not, not being very demonstrative does nothing in return. And so mankind, like Job, feels rejected. How does mankind react?
Well, many in society are in stage one. They claim that they are not worthy. They claim God is great. Thank you, thank you, for life, for air, for little Timmy’s T-ball game. They are also delusional about the relationship thinking God is guiding them and answering prayers.
Some are in stage two. They reject spirituality. Some make fun of it. Some call the spiritual freaks and reject the pursuit of it as a great waste of time. Others simply switch to hedonism to maximize they good time on Earth.
Then there’s the enlightened third stagers. They’ve gotten over the fact that there may be no God or if there is, he is not listening or not responding, and have moved on in life to more important things…
Like watching Angel, Season 5.
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