Ok, I am going through some messed up domestic issues. But the advice my cousin is giving me, is to approach it in a political manner a la Survivor: winning by forming coalition through the use of honeyed speech and pretended friendship to achieve my ends.

His advice is, "Life is a game, learn to play it. The enemies you can't conquer, be their friends (superficially of course), and those whom you can conquer obliterate them."

Now I see that in the short term I can achieve great results in relation to my goal, but I can't seem to bring myself to do it. I simply drew the line in the sand, and say, this is it, case closed. i.e principled. Now I know that the only thing assured when following principles is ones integrity (that is of no small value either), but there is a great chance that those who are contending with me, would in no way reduce or increase themselves to the principle I am following, so that the issue could be resolved.

Now how much politicizing a Christian should get involved in with those who contend with him, to achieve his ends?

[Edited on 7-21-2005 by Slippery]

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Pslam 71:20 [Thou], which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.