Thursday, December 06, 2007
Freedom?
This article describes something that has been on my heart for the last few years, but has been weighing more heavily as of late. As many of my friends have graduated from college or are finishing up their senior year, I see how much they've changed. And while change can be good, many of the ones I see are sad. They don't want to be around their families, their lives revolve around their friends, late night movie marathons, and ways to cheat death, and they are sheltered away from real life. Now this may not be true for everyone, but read on and see if this doesn't sadly describe the majority:
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Not long ago I made a trip to Los Angeles. I went to see an old friend and to visit a college. One day of the five-day trip would be spent on the campus, the rest with my buddy. We'd known each other all through high school and grown up together in our church. Now he was living by himself in Hollywood making a go of acting. The time was a nice break in my usual routine of being at home and working on the magazine. And it gave me an opportunity to get an up-close look at two things I was curious about: the single lifestyle of someone my age living on his own, and the campus lifestyle of a bunch of people my age living together. I was curious because, well, I guess because of, peer pressure. Most of the people I know I absolutely insist that getting out of your home after high school is one of the most vital things a human being can do. I'm not exaggerating this. I remember the college-age leader at my youth group, a student at a local Bible school, who counseled me to "get away from my parents" as soon as I could. He said it would help me grow as a person...Click here to read the rest.
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