so lately, my blood has been boiling. to understand the title and picture of this blog, let me explain. in life, you make friends and you have family. these friends and family, like yourself, make mistakes. so, being their friend, and family member, do you not have a responsibility to say something when you feel they are making a mistake? my analogy is the "mistake" is the car. if someone is standing in the road, and you see a car barreling down the road, you have two options. first, you do whatever you can to make them see the car, and get out of the way. or second, you just sit back and watch, and hope they see the car, or even hope someone else will say "hey IDIOT! theres a CAR coming!"
here is my annoyance. i currently know someone "standing in the road" and at this point, there isn't a car coming...theres a semi-truck. and it's traveling at about 100 miles an hour. i, have no problem speaking my peace, making my point, and doing my part in telling this person to get out of the road. my problem is people i know, who are perfectly content just sitting back and watching this semi-truck crushing this person to pieces. and when its over, respond with the stupid response, "oh, you didn't see that car coming?"...
i hope that if i ever stepped in front of a car, my friends and family would be there to help me. whether its, "hey, drew, be careful! theres a car coming!" or... "hey you stupid moron, GET OUT OF THE ROAD!!!!!!!!" either way, don't just sit there. you have a responsibility to help them out. if you feel you don't have that responsibility, i suggest you reevaluate your relationship with that person.
so, what if you let this person know they're about to get hit, but yet they still choose to cross the road. well, in my opinion, thats when you've done your part. its not your part to force them out of the road. but it is your part to make sure they know what's headed for them. right? i think at least...correct me if i am wrong. i have had too many people tell me, "well i don't want to make _____ mad", or "it won't matter what i say, _______ won't listen to me".....it doesn't matter. as a friend, as a person, as a Christian. get off your rump................do something.
everyone knows the verse in the Bible, "If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls
and has no one to help him up!" Ecclesiastes 4:10.....well, i say, pity the friend who knows his friend has fallen, but doesn't help him up.so, there is my soap box...now, if you will excuse me, i have someone who's about to get smashed by a semi-truck. i'm going to go help them.
