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I am sure we all know that life is full of crises and crossroads.
The decision you make during a crisis or crossroads will determine your future.
As someone who made many wrong choices in life, I appreciate those smart kids and adults who have the endurance to stay in the right course when confronted with a crisis or crossroads.
This reminds me of a movie that I saw many years ago, Scent Of A Woman, played by Al Pacino and Chis O’Donnell.
It’s about a prep school student who was caught in a crisis, but he chose to maintain his principle and integrity risking his chance to enter an Ivy League school.
What’s memorable is a part of the speech given by Lt Colonel Frank Slade, the character played by Al Pacino, who said:
“Now, I have come to the crossroads in my life.
I always knew what the right path was.
Without exception, I knew, but I never took it.
You know why?
It was too damn hard.
Now, here's Charlie.
He's come to the crossroads.
He has chosen a path.
It's the right path.
It's a path made of principle that leads to character.
Let him continue on his journey.”
Two things caught my attention and kept me thinking ever since.
The first one is, when we are at the crossroads, we know exactly which path is right.
The second is, taking the right path is extremely hard.
I am sure all of us have been to some crises and crossroads in life.
To make it a little lighthearted and digestible, let’s use our food as an example.
Every time I go to a lunch or dinner party, I face a crossroads.
I know exactly what’s good for me and what’s not, but as Colonel Slade said, choosing the right path is too darn hard, especially for someone like me who has a sweet tooth, and people often called me the Cookie Monster.
Now, I’m paying the price for that with diabetes.
The good news is I have now managed not only to stop it but also reverse it.
But that’s another subject.
How about the choices we made in life that are not reversible?
Some crossroads and crises require a lot of mental muscles for you to stay on the right path because it’s too darn hard.
Some experts assert that we face a crisis or crossroads every second, or maybe even a split second of our life.
At every second, we face a choice of putting our mind on a wrong thought process or a right one.
We can easily drift into a wrong thought process because it’s easier.
Just as choosing the right path, choosing the right thought is much harder.
In today’s scripture lesson, Jesus taught us how to stay the right course during crises and crossroads.
He started by foretelling the spiritual crisis that was about to come.
When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down.”
(Luke 21:5-6).
It’s inconceivable for people of the day to imagine the destruction of the magnificent temple, at least not to the point that “not one stone will be left upon another.”
It’s an indication of a spiritual crisis to come since the temple was the center of their faith.
The first-century Jews also believe it signalizes the end of the world.
The disciples wanted to know when.
They asked him, “Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?”
And he said, “Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them.
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