Lately, all I seem to be doing is transferring old blogs here. This must be a sign. I need to sit down and think of something else [new] to write about next time but for now and maybe for a while, I’ll be reblogging my old blogs to put them all in one place.
This one was written September 13th, 2006. Saying sorry is never easy. Admitting that you’ve been wrong is even harder. This blog was written to show that I’ve realized my mistakes and am sorry for them. I’m not sure if the person I meant to say sorry to ever read this entry. I don’t even remember to whom I was writing this for and what I did.
In the Confessional, a Conversation with a Priest
Little girl: Bless me father for I have sinned.
Priest: Yes child, what are your sins?
Little girl: Mommy said it’s bad to have something too much.
Priest: Yes child everything in excess is bad. What are your sins?
Little girl: Daddy said when I like something I have to work hard for it; that i should like something not out of whim but because I really wanna have it.
Priest: Yes daughter. That is correct.
Little girl: What is a whim father?
Priest: It’s when you think you like something instantly, say a candy or a toy without thinking whether you really like it or not.
Little girl: My sister said you can’t throw old things just because you’re tired of them or because you don’t want them anymore. You still have to keep them and treasure them; that I might never know when I might want them again. She said people tend to throw away things to realize later on the very things they threw away are still the same things they want.
Priest: Yes child. your sister is very wise. Now what are your sins?
Little girl: My brother said people are usually impatient. They don’t have time to wait; that people always leave in search for things.
Priest: That’s right my dear. People are always searching. They are always lost.
Little girl: What are they searching for?
Priest: A lot of things, different things and when they finally find what they are looking for, they leave in search for something else they think they want more than what they just got.
Little girl: People are never really happy for the things they have. That’s sad.
Priest: Yes child. Now what are your sins?
Little girl: Well father, I’ve done a lot of things just like other people.
Priest: Child, you have to know at an early age that people are always committing mistakes.It’s like going on circles. They do something wrong, they are sorry for them then they do wrong things again but the important thing is that you always mean it when you say sorry.You should have courage to admit that you’ve done something wrong and be humble enough to ask for forgiveness. You don’t even have to promise you won’t do it again because people are always breaking promises but you have to try not to do it anymore so you don’t have to confess the same things again. That is the reason people are always confessing. The line never gets short
Little girl: But I don’t see a line father.
Priest: because people started being ashamed of their sins. They don’t want to go to confession anymore.
Little girl: Why are they ashamed father?
Priest: because they are old enough to know what to do and what not to do but they still do the things they’re not supposed to be doing. Now child, your sins?
Little girl: I’ve been a bad girl father.You see I love candies but momma said they are bad for me. She said too much of them will give me toothache so she doesn’t give me any. I save my food money to buy candies after school. I have too much candies hidden in my cabinet and I always eat them in secret. One day I saw a new flavor at the store so I bought lots of the new flavor. I thought I’d love it just like I did my favorite candy. So I stopped eating my favorite candy and ate the new ones I bought but it’s not as good as my favorite candy and I wanted to eat my favorite candies again, only I can’t remember where I hid them. They’re not in their usual hiding place. I must’ve placed them somewhere else to make room for the new ones. Now i don’t know what to do with the new ones I bought that I don’t like anymore. I can’t find my favorite candies and I’ve already spent all my money for those new candies and my teeth hurt so bad. I can’t tell my momma about it because I know she will get mad. I have to start saving again to buy my favorite candy but i want my candies now.
Priest: even when it makes your teeth hurt? You still want them?
Little girl: uh-huh. Candies are really sweet. I know now that I shouldn’t have eaten too much but maybe if I eat just enough candies everyday, my teeth won’t hurt.
Priest: I bless you child for knowing how to accept your mistakes and for learning about love at your age.
Little girl: Love? No father. I confessed about candies!
Priest: You see child, love is also sweet and sometimes too much of it hurts people but if you take and give just enough of it everyday, it actually makes you feel good. It’s like your candies but you can’t keep it tucked someplace where only you can have it. You have to share some of yours with others so that they will share some of theirs with you, that way you will find that special love that’s meant for you. Be careful when accepting candies from others. Like what your momma said, too much candies will hurt your teeth. In love though, it’s going to be your heart that’s going to hurt. You can’t have too much candies and you can’t take too much love without giving love in return. This is where the aching usually starts. When you get too much and don’t give enough. So, if you don’t like heartaches and toothaches, give as much as and even more than you receive.
Priest: I bless you child for confessing your sins. For your penance, say 1 our father, 3 hail mary’s, 3 glory be’s and instead of throwing your candies away, share them with others. Who knows, someone might just give you your favorite candy.
