Friday, February 20, 2009

Random Christian Encounter

I was playing disc golf by myself yesterday when an 80 year old man walked by on the exercise path. He asked me if I was going to beat myself. I responded that I was planning on doing so, but that I would be hard to do so. He slowed his walking and asked why I was playing alone. I become a little annoyed. I told him I was playing alone because I liked to be alone. I hoped that that would be the end of it. I was wrong…

He turned to walk towards me, “You know, you never have to be alone if you walk with Jesus.”

I reached into my disc bag and fished out a disc. I held it out towards the old Christian and said, “If Jesus is walking with you right now could you ask him if he wants to play a round with me?”

The old Christian scoffed and the walked away.

I later met a man who claimed to worship Bob Marley. Him I liked.

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Jack 119p · 842 weeks ago

If he was walking alone, it seems strange that he made a point to ask you why you were alone. I guess he was just looking for an opportunity to preach. I liked your response. It is so hard because I am convinced that they push us to respond angrily in order to confirm their pre-existing belief that we are all angry, etc.
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Mojoey 107p · 842 weeks ago

It takes a lot to get me angry. An old annoying man will almost never do it.
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Jack 119p · 842 weeks ago

I tend to cut old folks quite a bit of slack, so I probably wouldn't have exploded either. Still, I think you handled it better than I would have.
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Mojoey 107p · 842 weeks ago

I think it all comes down to being a big friendly guy wrapped in a big scary body. My size makes puts people off, I try to be friendly to compensate. And if I can bring a little humor to the table, that is even better.
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FeminAtheist 0p · 842 weeks ago

Haha! That was awesome. When I am waiting for the bus to go to work, I am often approached by two ladies in a snazzy, late model Lincoln with offers of a "bit of word and the Watchtower". And every single time I tell them that I am an Atheist. Once I even told them that I worship the devil. I wonder if Jehovah's Witnesses have zeero memory retention.
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funandprophet · 842 weeks ago

So, his response to "I like to be alone" is "You don't have to be alone?"

In the same way, would his answer to "I like chocolate ice cream" be "You don't have to have chocolate ice cream?"

Feh. Typical Christian non-solution...
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C. L. Hanson · 842 weeks ago

Re: He turned to walk towards me, “You know, you never have to be alone if you walk with Jesus.”

lol, and you didn't say "Hello??? Weren't you listening? I just said I like to be alone."
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Mojoey 107p · 842 weeks ago

That was what I was thinking. The sun was shining, reggae was playing,
I had a good cigar in hand and a smile on my face. I love to be alone.
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Dan Gilbert · 842 weeks ago

Great response to him. LOL!

It definitely is odd that he'd give you a solution to 'fix" being alone when you'd just told him you like being alone. Heh.
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Mojoey 107p · 842 weeks ago

My job is such that I'm always working with large groups of people. I
rarely get to turn of the cell phone for some down time. Playing disc
golf with Jesus is not how I roll.
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Psychodiva · 842 weeks ago

I can relate- I spend my whole working week talking to people for a living- I don't answer the ohone or invite anyone around at weekends- I just want to be alone and NOT talk :)
That guy I'm afraid would really just piss me off - being a British Bitch that I am I would have yelled at him :)

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