109 – SEPTEMBER 2012
THINK ABOUT IT
WR-WR-WR-WR-WRONG
Proverbs
29:23 “A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.”
I
have noticed that of all the “things” we struggle for (wealth, power,
recognition, & praise), we expend the most energy and emotion in a
doggedness to be right.
In
the old TV series "Happy Days", the Fonz would experience anxiety
when having to say that he was wrong.
Whenever he was in a position to admit an error he would uncomfortably
and reluctantly say, "Okay - I'm wr-wr-wr-wr-wrong!
It
was quite funny! The humor was fixed in the
reality that we all have trouble admitting error and in the impersonal manner
in which our pride is exposed.
Proverbs
21:23 “Whoever guards his mouth and
tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.
When
2 people have a disagreement, it becomes amazing at the efforts that each go
through to assure their rightness.
This phenomenon explodes when an end to a relationship is involved. Friendship, courtship, divorce, employment,
business deals … ,
With
great effort to protect your dignity and honor, here's a proven way to do it:
The
first step is to e-mail to the enemy. Take
great care to perfectly word your case and, make sure to accuse the other of
their "fault/s."
They will
e-mail you back. (Because they have the
same plan going.) They’ll rebut with a
similar fleshy tone, stating their case and popping out their own well worded
stinging accusations.
Make
sure to e-mail again!
And
again!
All
the while, be sure to telephone the friends that you know will side with you.
Then
call all mutual friends - to convince them of your honorable position in the
matter at hand.
Lastly,
contact all other mutual acquaintances that you never really gave much time
to. Carefully entertain them. Wine them and dine them to your side.
Just
kiddin’.
Sadly,
however, I have witnessed some very wonderful people that have acted in this
peculiar manner. I have seen people
that I look up to, people that are strong in their Godly faith, and people that
are very nice and loving fall into this unpleasant self-deceit.
It's
a fraudulent satisfaction that leaves you empty. It's a trap that I have put myself in and I
look back with embarrassment and regret to the times I have allowed myself to
fall.
Proverbs 12:15 “The way of fools seems right to them, but the
wise listen to advice."
During the exhausting process, some friends will tell us to relax, to drop it, to let it go, to love, to forgive ..., but what do they know?
Think
about it! After the damage is done and we finally shake
the grip of the drama, we realize that they were the calm and wise ones.
This is just the way I see
it. Of course, I could be
wr-wr-wr-wr-wrong.
Chris
