mat007 Posted April 1, 2018 Group: Junior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 124 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 95 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/16/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2018 Hi. So, we have a classmate at school that sometimes speaks without thinking. And he can become really annoying. Some guys of my class call him "idiot" and tell him to shut up. But I think that guy is not an idiot after all, I think it is more based on his choice. I've got OCD and it just tells me that if I'm not going to defend him, God will actually punish me and make me like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted April 1, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 107 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3,820 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 4,805 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/31/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted April 1, 2018 No, God is not going to punish you and make you "like" him for not defending him. Those boys who are calling him "idiot" are speaking without thinking exactly like this young man is. They are no different. Pray for him and be kind to him. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat007 Posted April 2, 2018 Group: Junior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 45 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 124 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 95 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/16/2017 Status: Offline Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 17 hours ago, Jayne said: No, God is not going to punish you and make you "like" him for not defending him. Those boys who are calling him "idiot" are speaking without thinking exactly like this young man is. They are no different. Pray for him and be kind to him. And... am I arrogant if I just don't like spending time with him because of our different intellect level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne Posted April 2, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 107 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3,820 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 4,805 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/31/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) I wouldn't call it arrogance. It's more of a feeling of being uncomfortable with his disability. But remember, Jesus hung around those who made society uncomfortable and loved them. Include him when you can with your friends and always, always be kind. Edited April 2, 2018 by Jayne 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debp Posted April 2, 2018 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,018 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,302 Content Per Day: 1.79 Reputation: 16,358 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted April 2, 2018 Jayne is so right...be kind to him, and others, too. Do unto others as we would have others do unto us, as Jesus taught us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnut- Posted April 3, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 39 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 7,673 Content Per Day: 1.31 Reputation: 7,358 Days Won: 67 Joined: 04/22/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/1/2018 at 4:09 PM, mat007 said: Hi. So, we have a classmate at school that sometimes speaks without thinking. And he can become really annoying. Some guys of my class call him "idiot" and tell him to shut up. But I think that guy is not an idiot after all, I think it is more based on his choice. I've got OCD and it just tells me that if I'm not going to defend him, God will actually punish me and make me like him. Remember that every person is made special, in their own way. This young man may not be book smart like others, or maybe not even have common sense as most see it, but one day he could come up with an invention that makes your life easier. You never know what one is capable of, and regardless of how smart you think they are, they are still a person, just like you. They have feelings, they have a heart, they have a mind, and they want to be accepted for who they are, just as you do. God bless 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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