Emo Ethan

This is Emo Philips


He's a stand up comedian,
who has been in movies like UHF and the original Meet the Parents,
and has done voice overs for shows like Home Movies and Dr. Katz.
He's extremely funny,
and besides the first word in his name,
he has nothing to do with this blog.









I was reading Blue Like Jazz by Don Miller a couple of weeks ago,
when I came across the chapter dealing with the downsides of living alone.
I actually never considered living alone to be a bad thing.
Though I do live with my parents right now,
I keep myself pretty shut up in my room.
I understand that it encourages anti socializing,
but that doesn't really bother me either.
This is why Don thinks living alone is no good;
Don says that while living alone,
you allow life to fall into a schedule.
He compares life to a play.
People get used the the play going the way that they want it to go.
The script has no variables.
Whenever we write the script,
we leave no room for changes.
If someone comes in and interrupts our play's flow,
we become upset.
It's like that guy had no right to do this.
He's ignorant and unaware of how the world is supposed to work,
because we have perfected it by being alone so much.
We haven't allowed our life to be imposed by others.

This would only be a bad thing if the universe were revolving around one person,
and that person was the center of everything.

Everyone knew what that person did and didn't like.

They knew that person's ticks,
and what really sets that peson off.

And if anyone tried to mess with that person,

then everyone would unite in saying that that guy was in the wrong,

and he should know better not to mess with that person.

But what's wrong with this idea is that there is no one person,

and a lot of times,

or at least for people who enjoy being alone,

we believe we are that one person.

That the universe,

in some quirky way,

is supposed to follow our rules.

That people should act like us,

think like us,

respect our boundaries,

tell jokes that we think are funny,

hate the same songs,

love the same lines in movies,

respect the same art,

enjoy the same hobbies,

not call what we do 'weird',

and wear clothing that we would consider cool,

or fashionable or something.

Too bad that's not the case.

Too bad people are people with varied personalities.

I used to hate that.

I used to question why didn't people think like me,
or act like me,

because I thought my ways were flawless.

But thats the thing about enjoying lonesome.
You begin to think that everything you do,

is how everything should be,

and once someone comes in and tries to change that,

it's like blasphemy against your set life.

You know those 'Tapout' shirts?

I hate those.

I used to be bitter against the people in them,

because I just catagorized them.

I put a lable on them.

I hung out with a bunch of guys this past week that watch UFC,

they dig manliness and wrestling and stuff.

I just don't.

I can't stand watching that stuff,

but these guys were pretty cool.

A lot of them were really open about where they were in life,

how it was going and all that,

but they just liked punching faces and stuff.

God calls us to be together

To just love one another.

He wants community within the church.

He doesn't care that you want to have your set of things that you want to do,

because there are people who need you,

they need you to do things for them,

and frankly,

you freakin' need them too.

You can't follow Christ on your own.

No one ever has succesfully.

It's a family matter.

People should have people.

Pastors should lean on other pastors for support.

Bum-looking musicians, should text or call guys who wear Affliction and Ed Hardy t-shirts for advice and prayer requests.

Girls should quit worrying about their friends dating ex-boyfriends,

and lift each other up in prayer.

This isn't your universe.

This isn't even your town,

or community,

or life.

It's God's.

God wants us to help each other out,

and look deeper into the lives of others rather than just judging what they are at face value.

If you ever see me not practicing what I 'preach',

please let me know.

I need people too.