I had a disheartening religious epiphany today...

[clackamascoug]

At the age of 52, I've come to grips with reality, and am comfortable with my station in life. As I look around me, I see LDS men my same age who've outpaced me, and are better examples of every quantifiable fraction of data available in a person's life. That's OK, I'm fine with all that. Then it hit me - I will never be able to become like God, because as a "C" student on earth, I'd be too embarrassed for my heavenly prodigy to know the real truth about how I skated by, and failed to succeed during my mortal probation. So, today, I've resigned myself to having to be a role player in the hereafter. I'll just come off the bench, and hand the water bottles to the movers and shakers.

Answering a bunch of prayers sounds like a lot of work anyway.

[RobinFinderson]

At the age of 52, I've come to grips with reality, and am comfortable with my station in life. As I look around me, I see LDS men my same age who've outpaced me, and are better examples of every quantifiable fraction of data available in a person's life. That's OK, I'm fine with all that. Then it hit me - I will never be able to become like God, because as a "C" student on earth, I'd be too embarrassed for my heavenly prodigy to know the real truth about how I skated by, and failed to succeed during my mortal probation. So, today, I've resigned myself to having to be a role player in the hereafter. I'll just come off the bench, and hand the water bottles to the movers and shakers.

Answering a bunch of prayers sounds like a lot of work anyway.

You did your best. It is the education system that is failing.

[pellegrino]

I tend to think that those guys you're comparing yourself with are also C students.

[RobinFinderson]

I tend to think that those guys you're comparing yourself with are also C students.

Sure, if C stands for 'Celestial.'

[pellegrino]

Sure, if C stands for 'Celestial.'

no, it most definitely does not.

[wuapinmon]

Everybody hurts, clackamas.

[Jeff Lebowski]

"And the last shall be first, and the first shall be last."

[RobinFinderson]

Never forget, clack, that it is not to late to switch from being a C-grade Mormon to an AAA-grade apostate. As with drinking, I think apostates benefit from starting a bit later in life... you will approach apostasy with the benefit of more experience. Of course it should go without saying -- only apostatize if it right for YOU. Don't just go off and do it because I said so.

[byu71]

At the age of 52, I've come to grips with reality, and am comfortable with my station in life. .

I would guess if that is the case, you are good to be around. That is important to your wife, kids, grandkids, family and friends. I am not saying one shouldn't strive to do better in whatever way one considers to improve.

I don't think it is worth it though if it makes one unhappy or guilt ridden.

I am about to go out and play nine holes with a son and my granddaughter. I hardly get to see her much anymore because she is now 9 and has friends. I don't worry about those who say I am setting a bad example for her.

I will discuss it with God later and am OK with that.

[The Fourth Nephite]

At the age of 52, I've come to grips with reality, and am comfortable with my station in life. As I look around me, I see LDS men my same age who've outpaced me, and are better examples of every quantifiable fraction of data available in a person's life. That's OK, I'm fine with all that. Then it hit me - I will never be able to become like God, because as a "C" student on earth, I'd be too embarrassed for my heavenly prodigy to know the real truth about how I skated by, and failed to succeed during my mortal probation. So, today, I've resigned myself to having to be a role player in the hereafter. I'll just come off the bench, and hand the water bottles to the movers and shakers.

Answering a bunch of prayers sounds like a lot of work anyway.

I think your post is crap. None of the stuff you mentioned has much relevance in the hereafter and it sounds to me like you're pretty humble. Your humility probably puts you way ahead of the 97.4 percent of us that think we're hot stuff but are actually a bunch of gasbags.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Never forget, clack, that it is not to late to switch from being a C-grade Mormon to an AAA-grade apostate. As with drinking, I think apostates benefit from starting a bit later in life... you will approach apostasy with the benefit of more experience. Of course it should go without saying -- only apostatize if it right for YOU. Don't just go off and do it because I said so.

If I go apostate I want to make the majors, not get stuck in AAA. Talk about hell.


Clack you are a good dude, I think you are being hard on yourself.

[Jacob]

I think your post is crap. None of the stuff you mentioned has much relevance in the hereafter and it sounds to me like you're pretty humble. Your humility probably puts you way ahead of the 97.4 percent of us that think we're hot stuff but are actually a bunch of gasbags.

Are you saying I can't be both hot stuff and a gasbag? Too bad. That's what I was shooting for.

[clackamascoug]

I don't want to belabor the point, and I don't mean to blaspheme God, but what if you found out that Heavenly Father was a slacker welfare recipient, who was overweight, and had a bad case of halitosis during his mortal probation. Would that lower your admiration of his perfect stature, or would it increase your appreciation of the eternal nature of a Savior and redemption for all.

My point is that it could be potentially embarrassing for my eternal prodigy to be of my seed lineage, when compared to LDS men who lapped me in Spirituality, Worthiness, and being a Great Husband and Father. The only hope for me is that we get to sequester our progeny from each other so we can maintain our illusion of coolness.

What if the number of Universes is a billion times larger than the stars within our own universe. I'll probably get transferred to the edge where the last guy didn't make a go of it, because his people chose the Satan version of the plan. I'm not convinced that every "Council in Heaven" that's ever been held had the outcome that was hoped for. If 33% rejected Jesus Christ in our council, they must have had a pretty good reason that went beyond Satan's easy payment plan. I'm fairly certain that my seed is going to carry on my traits that I've come to abhor, and stretch the voting percentage to the limit. Nothing is Certain.

I'm not making this up, it concerns me.

[Viking]

I'm an apostate but my worry every day is not some ethereal future who's outcomes are as infinite but to try to do a better job every day and, hell, let's see what happens?

[YOhio]

"And the last shall be first, and the first shall be last."

How is that supposed to help? C-student Clack is still stuck in the middle.