May God forgive you.
Submitted by Once a Boy on January 25 2001 16:19:40
In reply to Re: God may make our paths cross for a reason! submitted by Jordan on January 24 2001 23:29:53
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I think this love can be one of the great gifts we in this group have to give. We have the ability to give a boy in need what he needs. Indeed, we are not perfect, and if our thoughts fail us, and we think of "forcing" ourselves on a boy, then we can either codem ourselves with guilt, run away and abandon the child, OR we can get up again and continue our efforts in making a child's world a little brighter. I choose the latter. There are some, however, who want to focus on the negative instead of the positive. They want to instill fear and guilt to prevent us from getting involved. To be honest, I think all in this group would be in agreement that forcing yourself on a boy is not beneficial for both involved. Indeed, this does happen and the media loves to adverise this, yet there are millions of stories in which a man has made a postive impact on a boy despite the imperfections that lie in the hearts of both man and boy. These, of course are hardly heard of, except for the occasional biography of a famous person, like Tiger Woods, President George W. Bush, and others. America appears to have a crisis with our boys. Many are pressured to be tough and to close their hearts. This inability to open one's heart creates depression, anger, and despair. Many boys are taught to keep "it" all in. Society desperately needs men to get involved in boys lives, yet society looks awkwardly at a man who chooses to get involved. If more positive expereinces were heard, there could be a shift in sociey's attitude and an acceptance of men who want to get involved in a boy's life in an intimate way. It is a dark day when we have to be bombarded with the negativity which you continue to bombard this group. Believe it or not, love exists in our hearts. Love can do beautiful things. Love can heal and uplift. Love is from God. God places us with boys for a reason. Because of fear or guilt, we can give God the middle finger, OR we can accept the boy He places in our lives despite the negativity in and around us. Did you think I would say, "Oh raping a boy is a beautiful thing?" I am still wondering if you can belive that it is possible for men to love boys without raping them. Our society accepts a woman's involvement in the lives of children, yet there are women who kill children, have sex with children, ect., but these are relatively forgotten and not publicized. Why, when men get involved in a child's life, are they bombarded with negative images (which you continue to reinforce here in this group)? May God forgive you (along with society) for trying to intimitate us not to love. Jesus said, "Love one another as I have loved you." We are NOT perfect, but there are times, moments, when we hit the mark Jesus set out for us. The angels sing and God is pleased! ~Once a Boy |
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