A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald's one cold winter
evening.
They looked out of place amid the young families and young couples
eating
there that night.
Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what
the
admirers were thinking.
"Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot together,
probably
for
60 years or more!"
The little old man walked right up to the cash
register, placed his order with no hesitation
and then paid for their meal.
The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food
off
of
the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one
drink.
The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it
in
half.
He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he
carefully counted out the
French fries, divided them in two piles and
neatly placed one pile in front of his wife.
He took a sip of the drink, his wife
took a sip and then set
the cup down between them.
As the man began to eat his few bites of
hamburger the crowd began to get
restless. Again you could tell what they were
thinking. "That poor old
couple. All they can afford is one meal for the
two of them."
As the man began to eat his French fries one
young man stood and came over to
the old couples' table. He politely offered to
buy another meal for the old couple to eat.
The old man replied that they were just fine.
They were used to sharing everything.
Then the crowd noticed that the
little old lady hadn't eaten a
bite. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally
taking
turns sipping the drink.
Again the young man came over and begged
them to let him buy them something to eat.
This time the lady explained that no, they were used to sharing
everything
together.
As the little old man finished eating and was
wiping his face neatly with a
napkin the young man could stand it no longer.
Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.
After being politely refused again he finally asked a question of the
little old lady.
"Ma'am, why aren't you eating. You said that you share everything.
What
is
it that you are waiting for?" She answered...
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"Turn-Off TV Week!" by Dick Innes
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever
things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things
are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of
good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything
praiseworthy--meditate on these things” (Philippians 4:8,
NKJV).
According to Chuck Colson on BreakPoint, "When Edward Bello
committed his most recent crime, he expected to go to
prison. Instead, the judge sentenced him to nine months with
no television. He said he wanted "to create a condition of
silent introspection" in order to induce Bello to change his
behavior.
"Belo's lawyers were outraged. They're appealing on the
grounds that making Bello keep his seven TV sets turned off
is 'cruel and unusual punishment'--and thus violates the
Constitution." (1)
Can you believe it? Astounding! What has our society become?
Not watching television is supposed to be "cruel and unusual
punishment"
While television is an incredible means of communication and
does have some very uplifting, educational, and inspiring
programs, you have to search to find them as most of the
programming glorifies illicit sex, violence, instant
gratification, easy divorce and no end of trash. Even some
of the religious programming with its glitz, glitter and
phony spirituality is incredibly and embarrassing!
As this week (in the U.S.A.) is "Turn off TV Week," it's
probably a good idea to turn your TV off for the week, but
it's much more critical always to guard what we watch and
what we allow our children to watch. This is because
constant repetition of any type of programming programs the
unconscious mind and one's belief system. For example, if I
constantly watch illicit sex, I will gradually come to
accept it and then believe that it is acceptable, and so
believing sets me up to act it out! That's how so much
wretched and irresponsible TV is helping to shape the
beliefs, practices, and the ever decaying morals of our
society.
Even Jesus said that if your eye offends you, better to
pluck it out. In other words, we need to be very careful
what we watch and allow our minds to meditate on. For if we
meditate (let our minds dwell on) good, we will act
accordingly, and if we meditate on sin and evil, we will
also act accordingly. Let us never forget that what the mind
dwells on, the body acts on! And as David said to God, "Your
word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against
You" (Psalm 119:11, NKJV).
Suggested prayer: "Dear God, thank you for your Word, the
Bible that gives me instructions not only for life after
life, but also for how to live life to the fullest in the
here and now. Please give me the desire to meditate on your
Word and thereby program it into my unconscious belief
system so that I will always live in harmony with your will.
Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in
Jesus' name, Amen."
1 - Chuck Colson, BreakPoint, April 19, 2002.
--Selected from
Daily Encounter (c) Dick Innes 2002.
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