Saturday, October 20, 2007
A small boy has asthma and because of it, he cannot get a puppy which is what he's always wanted since he saw it in the window. His parents know that they cannot get him the puppy because it will cause an allergic reaction, and he would not really enjoy it if he had it because it would bring him much pain. But how do you tell a small boy and make him understand that the reason he cannot have that puppy is because of him, and not because of other things?
A typical boy meets girl, and he falls for her. She on the other hand doesn't feel that strongly for him and wants just for the two of them to be friends. But it's not that he's a bad person, or that something on her part really, she's just not attracted to him. But seeing as how blinded by "love" he is, she finds it hard to tell him just that. How do you tell a blinded man in "love" and make him understand that the reason they cannot be together is because she's just not attracted to him?
A small boy sees the latest gaming console in the shop and he wants to have it so badly. He starts to picture all the fun he will have with it, at parties with friends playing the latest games. But such an advance piece of technology does not come cheap, and his parents know that buying him this console will mean sacrificing some other form of consumption to keep the family in a financially OK situation. Furthermore the economy is slowing down, and dad's job isn't as secure as one would have hoped. How do you tell the small boy and make him understand that the reason he cannot get the console is for financial reasons?
Christian evangelist meets non christian at a cafe. They start to have a talk about religion and the evangelist shares the gospel with the non christian. Non christian is having trouble understanding the free gift of God. But he understands that if he does something bad, he will be punished. He finds it hard to believe that someone else would take that punishment for him. How do you explain to the non christian and help him understand?
Only one of the four scenarios most closely represents a dilemma, but the final question is still the same. How do you explain to someone who is blinded by their initial feeling for a worldly object like toys, technology, fashion, love, or their understanding that there are greater things happening, and if they refuse to see things in the bigger picture, their impulse actions or understanding will have an adverse impact in the future, such as financial difficulties, health issues, life after death.
Dan
1:14 pm
