I was on the plane traveling to the UK on a business trip just a couple of days before Christmas a couple of years ago. I sat close to a middle aged man who sounded very excited about the fact that Christmas was only a few days away, and he was going to celebrate with his wife and three kids. At a point inflight, we started talking about Christmas and he said something that caught my attention. He was actually narrating the story about the birth of Jesus. He spoke passionately about the 'three wise men', and how they visited Jesus. At that point, I interrupted sharply but politely and said, "Sir, did you just say the three wise men visited Jesus?" He answered boldly, "yes, the three wise men from the east gave baby Jesus Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh."
Friday, January 3, 2014
Live by the truth and not by assumptions. Part 1
I was on the plane traveling to the UK on a business trip just a couple of days before Christmas a couple of years ago. I sat close to a middle aged man who sounded very excited about the fact that Christmas was only a few days away, and he was going to celebrate with his wife and three kids. At a point inflight, we started talking about Christmas and he said something that caught my attention. He was actually narrating the story about the birth of Jesus. He spoke passionately about the 'three wise men', and how they visited Jesus. At that point, I interrupted sharply but politely and said, "Sir, did you just say the three wise men visited Jesus?" He answered boldly, "yes, the three wise men from the east gave baby Jesus Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh."
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Great narration!!!.... u got me hooked till the end. You'd definitely make an excellent story teller. I'm totally sharing this on fb!
ReplyDeleteWhat you said about assumptions is absolutely true. It's only a deep desire for the truth and relentless pursuit of knowledge that can liberate us from the urge to "assume" things we do not understand. It's particularly risky when it's got to do with our faith
Can't wait for part 2!