Rules, Rules, Rules

The past few days, I have been bombarded with one big issue: following the rules. Now, I have to preface this by saying that I don't agree with every rule that this school has in place. However, I am a junior and I feel like it's time that I step up & be a leader, whether it be to future freshman, my friends, the girls in my dorm, or whatever--I feel like it's time to grow up and be a leader.

At OWU, all of the rules are put in place for a reason, whether we agree with them or not. And while I don't like them all, I do know that they are made in our best interest. They're not trying to make us suffer. Plus, some of the rules are in place just because we go to a christian university. For example, no R rated movies--I wonder why that's a rule (sarcasm). Yes, I have broken that rule. I own a handful of them, and I've watched them in public lobbies, however, if I was asked to turn it off, then I did. And I respected whoever told me to turn it off. The past week or so, this particular rule has been a problem in my dorm. And tonight, it took a turn for the worse. I actually got to hear the people bash the RA who told them to turn the movie off, and this particular RA just happens to be one of my best friends. So this did not make me happy.

Even when we do not agree with the rules, we need to follow them. And this isn't me trying to lecture other people--this is something that I need to do for my sake as well as for the sake of everyone else. If we were to follow the rules and respect them, this university would be so much more pleasant. Also, we did sign a contract, and we need to uphold what we signed even if it is frustrating. ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN A LEADERSHIP POSITION. That's all. By respecting the rules and respecting the people who are made to enforce them, then we are pleasing to God. By following rules, we are following God. He put people in our lives who are older than we are, and we need to respect our elders because they are wiser than us most of the time. Just follow the rules--they're there to help you, not to harm you.