Merely different traditions?
Proverbs 11
1 The LORD abhors dishonest scales,
but accurate weights are his delight.
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with humility comes wisdom.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
Dishonest scales… reminds me of the conflict between beliefs that trade is a zero sum game, and the contrasting belief that trade can constantly add wealth and benefit to all involved. But honest weight is required. God’s way is the one that benefits us all.
Pride, then the fall. That’s the picture of my bridge game. And I’m nothing if not an emotional instead of a logical player. But the more you know, the more you realize some of the things you know, just aren’t so. Humility… Pride, false pride reemerges very soon, or in my case this is so.
Integrity <—> Duplicity
How much are we “desensitized” by our own moral failings and rationalizations? By the perceived faults in those about us?
Is Tiger Woods’ womanizing going to make me less likely to be faithful? Is the late great apology tour going to win him back his commercial contracts? Why are we even interested in this train wreck. What says the first three verses of Proverbs to Tiger?
This is not his form of wisdom, but the beauty of the Judeo-Christian tradition is that if he truly turns to integrity, whether Elin forgives or not, God offers forgiveness.
Photos from Christmas
The little temple on Avery Island
The 1000 year old Buddah within
And an explanatory plaque : This Buddha was build for the Shonfa Temple located (north?)west of Peking, by the Emperor Hwi Tsung 1101- 1158…
In other words the statue is very nearly 1000 years old.
