My Christian Answers

What does a person do when his or her friend is doing something that the person knows in his or her heart is wrong? A person can only go down two paths, one of Regression or one of Aggression. These make up the branches of two roads, one consisting of Worry and the other Wanting. Now the reader might be confused as to the what the writer means by Wanting since it seems in no way contradictory to Worry. Many times a person can worry about something and want that thing at the same time. The definition of Wanting in this article is, “Wanting God’s best and not mine own for the individual or situation in question”. Again there are two roads Worry and Wanting, two forks on each road, Regression and Aggression.
First of all the road of Worry. The effects of this road are many and both forks will result in physical symptoms. Those symptoms can include and are not limited to, vomiting, tenseness, anxiety, fear, muscle pain, ulcers, shaking, and a lost sense of reality. The path of Regression will lead a person down till the he or she becomes a wraith, a non-existent entity in which there abides no life. This person will be the one who loses his or her sense of reality. Problems will become larger than they really are and the true “problems or difficult situations” in life become small or insignificant.

The second path, the path of Aggression, is a road in which a person becomes intrusive and obnoxious, they will attempt by pushing others to gain a sense of peace, a recess in from their worry by pushing or dumping their worry on others. It is a sort of transference, an “I become free of my worry if I make others worried around me instead”. The physical symptoms of this path are similar but not limited to those spelled out in the previous section devoted to the path of Regression.

The second road, is the road of Wanting. The first path of this road has physical symptoms as well and they are but not limited to, a sense of peace, a true grip on reality, a settled stomach, a heightened awareness of what others need, joy, and a oneness with the One who made him or her. The first path is the path of Regression and on this path the person will become a listener and a faithful ear to those who have questions or are in the middle of something they should not be. This path is more suited to the person of a phlegmatic nature.

On the other hand, the path of Aggression is more suited to those of a choleric persuasion. This person will become a strong leader, a force by which those in trouble whether by their own accord or otherwise, will cling to and follow. Now of course this is just a cursory introduction to the four ways in which one can go when they have a friend who is doing something they should not.

To Be Cont.