Are You Impressed?

I've kind of noticed something: what someone will do to try to impress someone else, is pretty astonishing. It doesn't necessarily have to be a guy or girl that you're crushing on that you're trying to impress, it can be anyone: your parents, siblings, friends, etc. In fact, I took note of this by seeing what someone is attempting to do to impress his brother.

It got me kind of thinking about the whole "impression" business; why does someone go through what they need to in order to get that rewarding comment or appreciation they long for? I'm not gonna lie, I've caught myself doing it before and ended up realizing that I don't really know if it was worth going through everything just to feel appreciated or respected. I guess that it is a natural feeling for someone to want to be accepted by another, but I've seen people go through that process, and sometimes it is done way overboard. For example, your brother, whom you haven't seen in five years, says he's going to come visit you in the summer. You understand that your brother lives in a bigger world than you do, so you know he's probably seen some pretty amazing things compared to your little life in a smaller city. So, you're ultimately pushed to find things that, you think, might have a possibility of making your brother enjoy his time visiting you. There is nothing wrong with all of this, until you suddenly realize to yourself, "oh man, I'm planning a barbecue night, and I haven't barbecued in over a year; I've got to practice."

Okay, I guess that isn't really ridiculous, but I find it pretty amusing and interesting. It's also funny to see what a guy will do for a girl he's crushing on; however, it eventually gets old because it's all the same. I find it funny because I know I've been there before, and realized how pathetic I was, and still am, sometimes.

Umm, tomorrow, I will be leading my second marathon of worship songs during our little "worship service". This is going to be the second time where I've had to come up with a songlist of about 10 songs to lead for worship. First time was at YIC, and this time in my own church. Luckily, there will be mini breaks between each song, so my voice won't be GG'd from the get-go.

So where am I going with all of this? I have no idea, just wanted to say something (=