The trick to liking something is just this: being around it/eating it/watching it/seeing it etc. all the time.
The more you see a cheesy TV show, the more you find you like it for it's ridiculous episodes.
The more you're around a slightly annoying little kid, the more you find you enjoy their little comments.
The more you eat whatever food you particularly don't like, the more you'll develop a taste for it.
The more you're around that crazy person, the more you realize there's more to them, and you just might find it in you to like them.
Let me explain. You may hate that person/food/thing/show at the beginning, but in the process of spending all your time and energy on it, you somehow come to a place of endearment for it. It's bad qualities become so well known that you come to love it because of those qualities.
Strange, but true nonetheless.
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Makes me think of the callous on my big toe.
At the beginning of basketball, my shoes rubbed my poor ole' toe until it was sore and blistered. I didn't like it at all. Pretty soon, though---after practicing a couple of hours everyday---my blister turned into a callous, and I couldn't feel anything anymore.
I think the same sort of thing relates to life. It does to my life, at least. I build callouses toward things that usually to bother me, or annoy me, or frustrate me. I think in some instances I've even come to "love" (or at least like) the thing(s) I used to hate so much. Mostly, though, I build callouses against things that I was sensitive to before. And then I become numb to them.
Dear God, I want to be more like you, so please keep my conscious tender. I want to be someone of integrity.
Amen.
(Thanks, Ellie, this really made me think. Obviously. haha.)
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