Dark Brightness

First quotage of the year.

Posted on 01/09/2014 | By Chris Gale | 5 responses

I cannot believe it, but I’m quoting Roosh. Because he is right. Actually, he is right more often than not. Hat tip to the Cappy for this one)

If you are faced with two belief systems, one telling you to be fat and ugly and the other telling you to be beautiful and charming, choose that one that requires more work of you, because I promise it will make you a better woman and get you a better man. Don’t succumb to the Tumblr idiots trying to convince you that fat is beautiful. Don’t listen to internet feminists telling you that your job is more important than your man. The more work you put into yourself (outside of your career and kickball club), the more value you will have.

The trouble is that this requires an effort, and an effort requires a realization that you are wrong, wrong, wrong. It requires that you learn some things that you will not like.

And it requires that you deal with things as they are, and not as they should be. You have to make changes: even small ones, for they all matter.

I recall finding her reasonably pretty and interesting and also getting her business card but not following up; she had no mobile number and the idea of phone-game at her business desk was not appealing.

You’re probably guessing the punchline at this point…it was difficult to recognize her as the same girl. In two years she had gone from – I use these word descriptively and not pejoratively – “curvy” to “husky,” her hair didn’t have its previous sheen, and her skin tone was considerably less healthy.

Another late-young-adult professional had started to hit The Wall.

There’s more than age to The Wall. I’m someone who thinks that an unhealthy look reflects not only unhealthy choices regarding diet and exercise, but an unhealthy overall lifestyle – stress, unrealistic aims, unfulfilling habits, poor sleep, bad personal relationships, an aggravating job situation, and more. Aging is going to happen, but it doesn’t have to run you ragged and make you unrecognizable to casual acquaintances.

I’ve seen an improved job situation dramatically boost an individual’s appearance of health and wellness.

I’ve seen even marginal increases in doing something he loves take a man’s life from mediocre to very happy, even with considerable shit in the rest of his life.

One of the current best truth tellers for women are the Ladysphere, and there SSM is on a roll. The comment stream at her latest post — which is about how egalitarian sex has one problem — it’s not erotic — is, as Julian points out, full of gems. This is one of them. Although this was signed, I’m going to redact the name.

I commend you for your stance in Christ and your willingness to extol the Word in its proper form. It is unfortunate that many women of faith are gravely uncomfortable with the authority structure God put in place. While I’m not married at this time I believe submission is only possible when we view and exhibit it in its proper context. He will inevitably fail, disappoint, anger, and elicit an array of emotions from you that don’t shine light on the better elements of his person and you will do the same to him. Nevertheless, when we fix our eyes above our weaknesses are made better through Him. God Bless!

I’m on a bit of a theological roll at present: this is driven by one small change — I’m reading in bad (bad habit) but not blogging in bed (far worse habit). In fact, I’m cutting the internet reading time down at present, because I am not at work and less stressed which means that I can think.

And blog more, while reading less online. That, and increasing the amount of exercise substantially, has led to me sleeping much, much better.

So let us continue to improve our lives and do good. Do not listen to those who consider you are good enough. In the end, none of us will be good enough. But while we are fit and have life, we must drop those damaging ideologies and habits, and press on towards the unobtainable, towards perfection. It’s good practice. For in this life we are fallen, but in the next we shall be like Christ.

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