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"The Sharing Seniors!" 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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