But why did she say yes. Was it because she loved him? Or was it because of the pressure? While I have no doubt that Nicole truly loves Marcus, and she could have just as easily said yes because she loved him. Id she only said yes because of the pressure, she may later come to regret the decision.
I realize that not every situation is the same. My sister’s bi-polar and can be hard to live with at times, but she has pills that she can take to reduce the hard times.
I believe is was also King Solomon who said several times throughout Ecclesiastes (paraphrasing a bit) “There is nothing new under the sun”. No matter what someone is going through there is always someone who has either gone through it before them, or is currently going through it, and some of these people still found happiness.
The guy who wrote the hymn “What a Friend We have in Jesus” was suicidal, even after becoming a Christian. The words for “The Love of God” were found after having been written on the walls of an asylum. “It Is Well With My Soul” (my favorite hymn), Was written by a guy who had lost his wealth and had just lost his children, as he on a ship going from the U.S. to England, the ship went over the same spot where his daughters had died, and he pinned the words to the hymn. These are people that despite their suffering, they managed to find happiness, even if it was momentary.
As Christians, we have a hope that most of the world can’t understand, and this brings happiness to many people, but even without Christ, there are still some who managed to find happiness. The problem is is that most people (sometimes even Christians) are so consumed by their current problems that they can’t see a way out, but God always offers a way to happiness.
I’m not perfect, and I do have my moments when I’m not happy, occasionally feeling stress, very rarily anger, and sometimes sadness. But I chose not to be consumed by the negativity of life, and chose to focus on the good parts. The story “Pollyanna” also helped me to do this, because it taught me the “Glad Game”
At least with the depression, I think the therapist or psychologist or whatever, was kind of reaching for a diagnosis, it was at a time that I was trying to get diagnosed for autism. One therapist even tried to get me diagnosed as bi-polar.
I’ve been diagnosed with depression, social anxiety, dyslexia and autism. I am one of the people whose brains aren’t ‘wired’ the same, and I do not take any kind of medication for any of my problems. Yet, I’m one of the happiest people you’ll ever meet. I just learned not to focus to much on my problems.
After having been hit in the head with a rock, a softball, a baseball, a small piece of a 4×4 and even a large tuna can, I can assure you getting hit in the head with stuff can hurt.
I’ve always preferred the more down-to-Earth girls, Betty, MaryAnn, Diana (until the third movie and then I switch to Ann Shirley)