Like you, I have seen this before. However, this time around, it dawned on me that there is a spiritual lesson to learn.
As part of the companys many benefits to the customers, we put out as many pens as we can for the customers use. But of late, we have been loosing them in large numbers. Someone might be taking them either by mistake or knowingly.
So for their security, one of the employees recently came up with an idea of tying a spoon to a pen. As you can imagine, the pens seem to have survived the tragedy of being taken away from their home, and I am sure they must be happy.
From the time I saw this, I found myself thinking about how things were at the very beginning-way before Adam and Eve sinned. Then, there was peace and harmony. Adam and Eve enjoyed being in the presence of their maker. The animals were friendly and un- afraid of human beings. But then, all these changed when Adam and Eve sinned. As a result,
1.We are afraid of one another. Freedom of association as become rare due to the fear of what some person might do.
2.We lock our cars and homes in fear of being broken into.
3.Some of us have security details for fear of what some one might do.
4.We are afraid of sharing our joys/struggles for fear that someone might use that against us
5.All retail stores have security cameras and alarms to prevent their merchandise from being stolen
6.We teach our children not to talk to strangers for fear of what they might do
7.We now tie pens to spoons so as to be sure that they remain where we want them to be.
Is anywhere safe anymore? You tell me! Things are even getting worse by the day.
And so whats the answer? The solution lies in the hope of the earth made new whereby God will once again restore things to how He intended them to be from the very beginning. Oh what a beautiful home that will be! Dont you want to be there?
Just a thought
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Wednesday , April 30Th, 2008 @ 10:00 AM
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Date:Â Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:11:54 -0700 (PDT)
From:Â Absalom Birai
Subject:Â Re: A PEN + A SPOON = SECURITY