I had in my hand—once upon a time—a pound of
silver.
It was too
cumbersome, too troublesome, and eventually too heavy to carry
around.
And knowing no place
to trade it in, I tossed it over a cliff! Henceforward: I was
done with it!
How free I felt, how
unburdened, how liberated—the value was not worth the
bother
—so I felt.
This is not so unlike
the Christian today, who has thrown away this and that
(Christian
beliefs):
Unread Bible, dusty
on his bookstand; the faith he once had: that Christianity
demands; the church: because it is
too costly a weight upon his billfold.
And how about all
those knocking’s at the door by false prophets, selling peace
or doom
(Christ forewarned us, that they’d come); long
with those Televangelists: selling Christ as if he was a piece of fruit.
And so what does the
Christian do—he says: “They’re all a pack of liars and
thieves,” and throws it away, everything away, over the
that cliff, every Belief he ever had, good or bad, along with dedication he
once savored in for
Christ: for what?
For a fast, cheap
ride—with no brakes…
#3619 (2-2-2013) Inspired by Pope Benedict XVI
& Socrates
Note: Socrates believed in one God (the very reason for his execution),
and in the study of the mind (or spirit of man). His basic philosophy was “What
is man, and what can he become?” He is perhaps the first philosopher that
believed in one God, and for the most part, through his teachings, destroyed
for his youthful listeners, the Gods of Olympus. His beliefs were not so unlike
Christianity’s, in that he looked at the structure of honor, virtue, morality,
patriotism. He lived like a sparrow, fed by those who loved him most. He was considered the wisest of the Greeks.
And he kept faith in his beliefs. In
comparison to Christ, the judges of Socrates wanted to let him go, but the
angry crowd voted for his death. Had he not denied the Gods? One thing is for sure, should a teacher teach
someone faster than they can learn, owe to him.
