All the Small Things
My friend Frank only wears well fit clothes.
Did i tell you, he ONLY wears well fit clothes.
Arguements of fashion, comments, etc, have no effect on his outfit resolve. So why the choice of sizes in apparel?
Ask him and he will tell you this story: When he was small, he was the opposite. He would only wear big tee shirts. And who wouldn't? You would grow up soon enough, so may as well buy your shirts big, so that you don't have to buy clothes year by year. As a plus, you can wear all your dad's awesome shirts. (well, hopefully your dad is as awesome and his shirts as well.) Well, one day my friend frank was backing out hte black cadillac (taking a poop). He did his business, and got up. He looked down and realized something.
There was a brown stripe on the back of his shirt, trailing all the way from his butt to the end.
So...
Make sense now?
The largest of our behaviors, the most magnanimous of our faults are often attached to unrelated small small events. The smallest of things can turn into the biggest of problems. This is what the book "Tipping Point" is about. But i have also found it in many other facets of life.
"... immorality must not be named among you"
"... do not let the sun set on your anger"
"... you have heard it said, do not murder, but i say to you, if you are angry with your brother, it is as murder"
Even the smallest of things can grow to rampant disasters.
Consider Peter even, how his fear for his life and his reputation lead to his famed denial of Christ. Notice, it wasn't an issue of Christ, but a issue of his own self-concern. It was neither a debate on the deity nor a forum on the incarnation of Christ. No, it was fear, and fear alone.
So how much of your behavior is started by small things? How much evil character has developed from some unrelated encounter? And how has some minor event lead to your great dedication and diligence?
Beware, beware, as the bible says and "be careful how you walk", even the smallest pit in the road can have you stop, buy new shoes, or lose sight of your destination.
So as the song goes -
"All the small things, True care, truth brings"
Did i tell you, he ONLY wears well fit clothes.
Arguements of fashion, comments, etc, have no effect on his outfit resolve. So why the choice of sizes in apparel?
Ask him and he will tell you this story: When he was small, he was the opposite. He would only wear big tee shirts. And who wouldn't? You would grow up soon enough, so may as well buy your shirts big, so that you don't have to buy clothes year by year. As a plus, you can wear all your dad's awesome shirts. (well, hopefully your dad is as awesome and his shirts as well.) Well, one day my friend frank was backing out hte black cadillac (taking a poop). He did his business, and got up. He looked down and realized something.
There was a brown stripe on the back of his shirt, trailing all the way from his butt to the end.
So...
Make sense now?
The largest of our behaviors, the most magnanimous of our faults are often attached to unrelated small small events. The smallest of things can turn into the biggest of problems. This is what the book "Tipping Point" is about. But i have also found it in many other facets of life.
"... immorality must not be named among you"
"... do not let the sun set on your anger"
"... you have heard it said, do not murder, but i say to you, if you are angry with your brother, it is as murder"
Even the smallest of things can grow to rampant disasters.
Consider Peter even, how his fear for his life and his reputation lead to his famed denial of Christ. Notice, it wasn't an issue of Christ, but a issue of his own self-concern. It was neither a debate on the deity nor a forum on the incarnation of Christ. No, it was fear, and fear alone.
So how much of your behavior is started by small things? How much evil character has developed from some unrelated encounter? And how has some minor event lead to your great dedication and diligence?
Beware, beware, as the bible says and "be careful how you walk", even the smallest pit in the road can have you stop, buy new shoes, or lose sight of your destination.
So as the song goes -
"All the small things, True care, truth brings"
posted by Tim Lee at 10:29 AM
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