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¿Qué tiene que ver conmigo? por Teófila Gottfried

Lo que leemos en la Biblia tiene que ver con todos los seres humanos, sean cristianos o judíos, ateos o agnósticos, budistas, musulmanes o adherentes a alguna de las filosofías o nuevas religiones que surgen en el mundo. ¿Por qué? Ver mayor información sobre este interesante libro.

Scripture of The Day - St. John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Escritura del día - San Juan 14,6

Jesús le dijo: Yo soy el camino, y la verdad, y la vida; nadie viene al Padre, sino por mí.

Bibelstelle des Tages - Johannes 14,6

Jesus spricht zu ihm: Ich bin der Weg und die Wahrheit und das Leben; niemand kommt zum Vater, denn durch mich!

Rude And Mean People: Don't Become One of Them--Especially If You Claim to Be a Christian

In the overwhelming majority of American cities and towns common courtesy and decency are steadily on the decline. Some have chalked it up to higher levels of stress that many endure on a daily basis, even on weekends. However, although stress can cause temporary absent-mindedness, irritation, and impersonal behavior, downright rudeness can't be blamed on stress.

When two people pass each other on the streets, often one or both make an effort to turn his head the other way, look down, up, anywhere but at the one they're walking past. There are various reasons why there's such mean spiritedness even among people who claim to be practicing Christians. Each individual knows why he dislikes someone who may even be a total stranger without justification. Vibes are very powerful and can send clearer "silent" messages than those that are spoken.

Yes, there's such a thing as instant jealousy which causes some to act ugly. There are people who are attention starved and talk and/or laugh loud so that others will notice them. Some have low self-esteem that they attempt to raise by hanging out with people with "status" in the hope it will raise their own. Others, due to their dislike for their own physical appearance, attempt to remove attention from themselves by making rude remarks to others. I remember the real life story a lady once told me that took place in Milwaukee, WI. She is 6 feet tall. When approaching a cashier to check out in a grocery store, she recalled how the clerk's first words to her were, "Boy, you sure are a tall lady." Great emphasis was placed on the word "tall". The cashier didn't even have the courtesy to greet her customer before making her unnecessary remark. However, she probably regretted her words and nasty tone when her customer responded with, "It sure beats being fat any day."

That's another thing. Why is it okay to ask a tall person how tall they are right after barely speaking to them, but it's not okay to ask an obese person how much they weigh? Of course, it's not politically correct to ask a midget how tall they are or a very old person how old they are or an unattractive person if they ever get dates, or someone with buck teeth if they have trouble eating. I know, the defense is probably that tall people are admired, but those others aren't. Okay then, does a remark like "How's the weather up there?" denote admiration? No, I'm not tall, fat, short, have buck teeth, or unattractive. However, I'm a part of those bystanders who are tired of all forms of rude and childish behavior. And, even when there's no ill will in commenting about someone's height, there's something wrong when height is mentioned and you've barely had time to greet them.

Rudeness doesn't stop there. It can now be said that out of the mouth of even "babes" pour profanity and foul language simply to be a part of the "in" crowd. Of course, they're only copying the disrespectful behavior of the teens and adults they have for models. What is even sadder than incessantly cussing adults are those adults who passively tolerate it, offering no resistance whatsoever. If more people scorned such filthy speech, fewer would see it as "cool".

Down the streets ride cars playing deafening "music" to disturb all those who are around who like peace and respect. Like passive and fearful little children, practically no protests are made. When one lady asked an older gentleman who was parked next to a youngster from whose vehicle blasted noise what he thought, he responded, "I guess their generation doesn't like our music either." When she responded, "When do you see our generation playing their choice of music out loud for all the earth to hear?", he had no response.

I remember when I was in college and headed to my next class, a student spoke to me as I passed her. However, she spoke in such a low voice I could barely hear her so I walked on and didn't speak back. Considering the chilly atmosphere of the college, I just knew no one had actually said hello, but knowing I had heard something, I stopped, turned around and asked her if she had spoken to me. She timidly responded that she had but that she had spoken in a low voice figuring I probably wouldn't bother to speak back. I then apologized for walking by and returned her greeting.

Later I thought about how I had admired her courage to still try to be civil in such an atmosphere filled with attitudes that didn't smell good. Someone once said that each person in the world has to be willing to be a part of the change they would like to see. I learned a lesson from her and have learned from others who refuse to allow the "status quo" to choke off the outgoing and amiable personality they have or their belief in decency towards others. There are still some very nice, respectful, courteous and friendly people in the world. I encourage all who are like that to continue to resist becoming one of "them" because it's allowing those who don't want peace and good will to control those of us who do.

Based on true events, The Third Man by Angela Sheffield, brings the Bible up close and personal as the characters face real issues of life: Betrayal, deceit, romance, bitterness, anger against God, hopelessness, will power, perplexity, triumph, unforgiveness, mental illness, and the "Alcohol made me do it" excuse. Read chapter one FREE now.

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