This is me editorializing so take this with a shaker full of salt! :)
I was just sitting here thinking about how it seems that everyone is a philosopher these days...yes, me too.
On one hand, I think it's good that there seems to be a lot more self-awareness than when my Mom was my age. I remember her saying, "You girls know so much more (about relationships)than I did at your age". I think it's good to be able to look at life...lived both by others and myself...and learn from it. I will be the first to say that cliches are there for a reason...there's usually a lot of truth to them.
However, I've also noticed that we take ownership on a lot of wisdom for our youth. What I mean by that is that I think people my age (including myself) wear crowns of wisdom and tout cliches we've heard growing up and call ourself wise...but really, we're very young...have lived very little life...and somehow, we think we're wiser than our parents. We smirk at our grand parents, and hold sayings produced and trademarked by the world as Bible authority.
I've heard things like, "you're a conflict-avoider" as though it's next to murder, but since when is it a general rule that avoiding conflict is so terrible? Since when did "being sad someone is leaving church" dub you as an unloving legalist? Why is "being my own person" held in highest esteem above taking on the identity of Christ? Is "showing the kids that Christians can have fun" really the most important goal for our youth? Is it really important at all?
What happened to Biblical principles? When did we start using the Bible to support our new philiosphies rather than molding philosophy soley to the Bible? When did we start believing that the advice of our ancestors is of no value because "times have change". When did I stop believing that the Bible does not change and start believing that the Bible is able to evolve in order to mesh with my 21st thinking?
When did we become so wise? When did our fourfathers become so foolish? When will we become foolish? Probably when our kids become "wise".
🪁 Ending of an Era....
1 year ago
5 comments:
thanks, babe. good post. i was talking with my aunt brenda once and she was saying how as she got older she felt less and less wise, and how we (her children, nieces, nephews, etc.) seemed so wise and had so many answers. i told her the reality was that she was the one exemplifying wisdom because she was able to realize that she didn't have the answers. we still seem to think we have it figured out and aren't mature enough to know better.
Tami, once again I am so inspired by your writing!! You say everything so well and I you KNOW I'd be on board with everything you said! Keep editorializing...you have a gift!
Leslie...you make a great point. Maybe being able to see how little we know is a key part to true wisdom...good thing to "chaw on" as I always say! :)
Bek...thanks for your comment. after I posted, i thought, what am I doing? but you're right, i always know you'd tell me it's better to speak hard truth than soft lies. :) okay, so you've never said that, but I think you probably would.
Tami, Just the other day I was thinking, "I wonder if Tami has a blog, if she does, I want to find it." Then low and behold in a conversation with Leslie, it came out that you do indeed have a blog. So now I've found it!
I'm glad I did. I love reading your thoughts. You've got a gift girl, keep sharing!
AMEN!
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