“You’re spoiled.” Everyone’s heard it, but I haven’t ever really thought about this accusation before recently. I was having a conversation with one of my roommates and he asked me about a speech he gave the previous week. I told him “it started strong!” Overall it wasn’t too great. He insisted that I give it a more resounding compliment. Every once in a while my mind wanders back to this moment. Should I capitulate or should I tell him what was wrong and risk our friendship?
In the concept of profanity, Benson and Wirzba refer to it as “purely ornamental, an irrelevant display” (79). Unfortunately, I capitulated. “It was nice,” I said. My comment was wholly insincere; I should probably be strung up by my toes for saying it. Now, I think of my roommate who might not know otherwise and I feel horribly. He’s been spoiled by profane, insincere comments. Shallowness is an issue that exists in both friendships and prayer. I will continue to consider this in an effort to be more genuine to my friends and to the divine.
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