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questioning
life
i
seem to be filled with questions, more questions then i have answers
for. i question everything. some have said this makes me
"smart" while others claim that it makes me cynical.
either way, questions just seem to be part of my life. now, i do
not ask questions to simply cause problems; i ask questions to find
answers; sometimes i ask questions to bust a chop or two - i always
question the silly and the stupid. by doing so i am able to see
just how crazy this world is - i get to question life. recently i
was sent a list of questions that i added to my personal list and i
would love to share them with you. here are an ever growing list
of questions:
-
if
your skin and hair are made of the same stuff (keratin) why does the
sun lighten your hair and darken your skin?
-
if
the mirror shows the opposite of what we do, why does it not show me
walking away from it as i walk to it?
-
why
don't you ever see the headline "psychic wins lottery?"
-
if
they truly are psychic why don't they call you?
-
how
can a car company make money selling a car "$1 over
invoice?"
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why
is the word "abbreviated" such a long word?
-
why
do you hit the "start" button to "stop" windows?
-
why
is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwasher liquid
made with real juice?
-
if
7-11's are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - why put locks on the
doors?
-
exactly
what is the difference between an apple and an orange?
-
why
isn't there "mouse flavored" cat food?
-
when
dog food has a "new and improved taste" - who tastes it?
-
who tastes dog food, or cat food, to see if it really does
"tastes more like meat?"
-
why
didn't noah swat the two mosquitoes?
-
if
the "little black box" is the only thing to
"survive" a plain crash, why don't we make the whole plain
out of the same stuff?
-
why
sterilize the needle used for lethal injections?
-
why
is there brail on button on a drive-up atm?
-
why
don't sheep shrink in the rain?
-
exactly
what is "voluntary compliance?"
-
if
"con" is the opposite of "pro," is
"congress" the opposite of "progress?"
-
if,
as the tv evangelists claim, we are heading to the end times why do
they want us to pledge long term to their ministries
i
believe that wisdom starts with the question "why?" it
allows us to see deeper into life and to see what makes things
tick. by asking questions, even what some say are silly questions,
opens our eyes to the world around us. while none of the above
questions seek to have a definitive answer, they do seek to be
pondered. for example, the question that asks, "exactly what
is the difference between an apple and an orange?"
when
we ask that question - even on a rhetorical basis - we start to see some
interesting information. the first thing that comes to mind, is
that apples and oranges have more in common then they do
different. let's examine:
both
are fruits
both
grow on trees
both
are sweet (both have sour versions)
both
have a skin
both
have tasty flesh
both
are good for you
both
have seeds
both
make a great drink
both
are packed with vitamins
and
i am certain you can add a great many more to this list. while
some may see this question as simply "silly" when we truly
take the time to answer the question we start looking at what they have
in common - the question should not be "what is the
difference" it should be "what makes them the same" - but
in our nature we do not want to find what we have in common, we seek to
find what separates us. but in Christ we are united to see what we
have in common with the world around us.
silly
questions, like the ones listed above, can be funny, and are meant to
get us to to think. they are designed to get us to see how silly
our life can be - and what changes we need to make in our approach to
life.
blessings
pastor
john
John
O’Keefe is the founder of www.ginkworld.net.
John sees a desperate need for the church as a whole to
change and reach a new people for Christ.
He is straightforward, honest and calls it the way it he
sees it. John is a
graduate of Drew and has been a Senior Pastor and Church Planter
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