What is the soul?
"Why are you so caught up on this soul stuff?"
"My teeth are going to fall out of my head."
(After chomping on the next piece of 'Cry Baby' gum. If you have never had it beware; dangerous stuff)
"This is the problem; I am a one sentence kind of person. I can't go on and on...like you"
(I rolled my eyes a bit, knowing what she meant though the words did not necessarily reflect it)
"The soul is what God sees. The person He created you to be. That thing that people often miss. They don't recognize or appreciate it. People are caught up in physical appearances and actions rather than the being itself."
Why is the soul separate from appearance or action?
"I don't know, that is a hard question."
"I guess, hmm..."
"Well, I think a lot of time our actions are influenced by our sinful nature and our lust for things of the world. Most people see that heart, the sinful side, instead of the person who they are in Christ."
Why does this hurt?
"Because a lot of time we regret those actions. Once it is out there. Once it is committed, people don't forget."
What do you think about?
"Different thoughts. Sometimes, they are mean ones."
"Rachael really looked like a Dinosaur today."
"Teaching-How to improve. How to reach the kids who are totally shut off or the ones who are huge amounts of trouble. How to show love to those without fathers or who come from broken homes. How to be creative and fun. How to make kids love learning."
(Now that's a teacher if I have ever seen one)
Do you like to ride the fence?
"What fence."
(To which I replied, "all of them.")
"Depends on the day"
What fence did you think I meant?
"All of them."
(Smart Ass)
"The one between average and extraordinary."
"Most days I don't really think about it."
Why don't you think about it?
"I don't like to think about it. How much do you want me to answer?"
Not really looking for any certain length.
"Oh, so, quality not quantity."
"When it is something I am passionate about-that is when I try to be extraordinary. When it's stuff I don't really care about I just try to sneak by-I don't put the full work into it."
What are you passionate about?
"Ohhh....APPLES!"
(After discovering apples previously left in a backpack)
"What do you think I am passionate about?"
(Long dialogue about whether or not I can say what she is passionate about)
What do you think my look says
"You know I am honest. I am just saying what you were thinking."
"Friend, let's be nice. We shouldn't say those things."
There it is-an experiment. One that I enjoyed. Hope you do too.
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