Too much TV?

Oh the Bachelorette...

So I admit that since I've been home this summer I've watched a little more TV than during the school year. One of the worthy shows of my time: The Bachelorette. You know it's funny, after watching every episode of this season I notice a lot of red flags between her interaction with all these different guys. I suppose being married contributes to my views on a "good relationship," but it's certainly a lot easier to look in on someone else's relationship and say, "woah, just wait a minute." (It is being televised-isn't that what they want us to do??). So what do you think...

"Do you have a girlfriend waiting for you back at home?"
"I never said I have a girlfriend to him"

Ok let's think here. Avoiding the question, NOT a good sign. And what do ya know, he did have a girlfriend. A word comes to mind...DUH!

"You're someone I could spend the rest of my life with"

Someone I COULD?! Someone I want to spend the rest of my life with...The only one I could spend the rest of my life with...I can't imagine my life without you...ANY of those would have clearly been a better alternative. Especially since there's another guy who's about to propose after you leave, come on now.

"I should've told her I loved her"

Yes, you always should. :)

Reality shows are hysterical.

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So another show I've been watching is (don't laugh) Bridezilla. Now this show is really something. I'll set the scene for you: imagine a person you've seen with a ridiculous amount of road rage, multiply it by 320 and change road rage to wedding plans. Yes, this show reveals the true beasts in white dresses and tiaras. These brides throw gifts across the room, yell at their moms for doing their highlights wrong, demand everything you could think of, and my favorite...one bride didn't even write her vows for her own wedding. She didn't forget, she just didn't want to promise anything. HOW CAN YOU MARRY SOMEONE LIKE THAT?!
Honestly, if Patrick said very nonchalantly, "I didn't write any vows" I think it's safe to say that I would have walked out on him. Not writting vows is like saying, "I don't care to promise you anything, our relationship will be whatever you make of it, and I'm the most important person in this relationship." No thanks, not for me.
Patrick was watching one episode with me and he almost fell off the couch when he heard one bride say, "Are you telling me I'm not worth $30,000." Aparently the bride was appalled at the idea that her fiance wouldn't buy her the ring she wanted, $30,000. I looked over at Patrick and said, "How much do you love me now?" to which he promptly responded, "I would never marry that." He was a little repulsed by the show.

Incredible that people can be so selfish, so demanding, so uncaring about others that they will do anything to get what they want. Is this really the world we live in? I believe it is.

Patrick is reading this apologetics book, and he read me this one part that really struck home. It said,
...people like to blame God for the hunger in the world, the evil people commit against each other, the poor living situations in third world countries. Just for a moment think about what the world would be like if we all followed one of God's greatest commandments-Love one another. If we were all loving one another, why wouldn't we provide food for those starving? People not "starving" consume most of the earth's food supply, and they are the minority. They have an excess that, if it were given to those who were hungry, would feed the rest of the earth.

So you see, if we only ate what was necessary and gave the rest away to those that can't afford it...get this...no one would go hungry. No one. Let that sink in for a while.

So what are you doing to love your neighbor? Or are you going to be lumped in with the selfish ones? A hard question to ask yourself, but I think it's worth asking.