Quote Originally Posted by stinkyattic
Man, jsn you gotta enable your Karma. That was a great explanation and so circumspect- it's refreshing to see someone who can step back and be so analytical about an issue as personal as their OWN faith.

So tell us... is the TV still off? Talk about 'hearing voices'... TV destroys my spiritual peace, if that makes any sense. I feel your pain!
Stinky,
Thanks. Analytical is definitely something I am... to a fault sometimes.

Yeah, the TV is definitely still off. You and I are so on the same page there. Now that you mention it, I do have more spiritual peace now. A *lot* more. When I'm immersed in the crap that is on that TV every night it just saps my joy. And even with half-way decent shows, I still get the the lies and propaganda the commercials spout every 10 minutes. Maybe some can deal with it better then others, but it just grinds me down.

Granted, there might be a happy medium, but for some reason the TV just sucks me in. There is no half-way with me. If I start watching it, I can't get up. It's like heroin... it just sucks you in and then steals your life. That's the way it is with me, at least.

My wife is having a hard time adjusting to it though. For her, it seems, it brings peace. Or at least she thinks it does... I have no idea.

You know, the other day she said I never relent in anything and it is always "my way or the highway". Of course that is complete bullshit, and the TV is actually the first thing that came to mind. I tossed my TV in the garbage when I was 16 years old and never looked back. Then, when we got married and started living together (that order should've been reversed) I asked her if we could get rid of the TV's. She very much didn't want to. So I relented. I told her how it affected me, and told her how important it was to me... but I deferred to her wishes.

I had tasted the peace that I enjoy so much with not having the TV on all the time. And nonetheless, I let her have her precious boob-tube and she has turned it on every night practically all night for these first years of our marriage. And I never "relent" to her? I guess she just believes whatever she wants to.

Everyone I've ever known and dated has said my personality is very laid back. I'm not a dominating person by any means. I'm planning on putting my foot down on this cannabis issue though. I just can't deal with her crying and carrying on (not to mention threats of suicide) right now. So, for now, as long as the TV stays off I won't toke. That's the deal. Come fall break, or perhaps the end of the semester, though, I'm going to finalize this issue once and for all.

For now I'll just keep trying to think it through and pray about it I guess. That TV being really helps clear my head and help me to think straight though. It has really been nice.