I am not sure what " turn the other cheek" means exactly and how its applied in life. The Bible describes God letting people fight their enemies and He gives victory to those who are on His side. When do you think its time to turn the other cheek and when it's time to defend yourself? I can't figure this one out.
You are viewing a single comment's thread from:
I am on the autistic spectrum, although was not diagnosed as such as a child because they didn't have Asperger's back then (which got rolled into the "spectrum"). So, I don't have as much "common sense" as most people (gifted, intelligence-wise).
My wife has an abundance of common sense, so we make a good team.
Scripture describes Jesus reasserting the commandments, enforcing some and abandoning others (like sacrificing animals), and adding some as well. One that was added was "if someone strikes you, turn the other cheek" as in, if someone slaps your left cheek, present the right cheek for them to slap as well, instead of responding with violence yourself.
It's a rather self-defeating behavior. And it worked on me as such, as a child.
These days, I'm not so sure. He pounded the first version of this post into the ground. I'm about ready to give up here. I've got all the wealth I could want, even if after my rags-to-riches-to-rags experience, "it'll never be enough."
Turns out, I don't want the headaches of fame. Thought about doing interviews after a good experience with @haejin last weekend, but I'm recovering from multiple concussions and am disabled from working, and it "seems like work" to write up our conversation, and thus makes me reluctant to move it forward.
Had a run-in with this asshole angry whale before. And now with this recent attack, when I mentioned nobody's name, well, I don't care any more. Pound me into the ground, drop my rep to -25, do your worst. My 43k STEEM will still exist, and are now at a profit although for months I was underwater.
"I am on the autistic spectrum, although was not diagnosed as such as a child because they didn't have Asperger's back then (which got rolled into the "spectrum"). So, I don't have as much "common sense" as most people (gifted, intelligence-wise)."
As far as I know it only effects social intelligence. Your lack of logic is your own, don't force it on the rest of us.
Feel free to stay away from my posts.
It makes me very sad that you are feeling this way, you KNOW I have been there... I hope you can find a way to make it enjoyable again. It is an amazing outlet for creative energies, but when you are in that "creative zone" you are extra vulnerable to insensitivity. Big hugs, my friend!