Tuesday, 2/21/12
Isn’t that so true to life
that the disciples on their long hike through the countryside should have been
arguing about which of them was the greatest. The kids on our block when we
were growing were always going on about that. We called one boy “All Star,” not
that he was one, but because he was always insisting he was.
I somewhere heard that Jews
saw the evil of homicide in that every person sees him or herself as the center
of the whole world, so that by committing suicide one would be doing away with
the whole world.
If you eat in restaurants
the one word you hear from tables all around you is “I.” Much of the
conversation is taken up with phrases like, “I just told him.” “I see it this
way.” “No, I don’t like it.” “I just had to say.” There is of course a generous
sprinklings of “me,” with the final word often being, “Well, if you ask me!”
We hear that there are
billions of stars out there, each with a universe of its own; and it is
believable, since in every school, place of business, or theater we see
self-centered little universes.
Lent start tomorrow. It
would help if you could adopt some program by which you convinced yourself that
others are as important as you are.
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