This morning a friend of mine had posted a video on Facebook that I had seen a few years ago which had completely blown me away. It wasn't some awesome cat video or a too dramatic Stanley Kubrick audition. It was a serious video about the minds of our children. It wasn't scientific. It wasn't preachy. It wasn't cheesy. It was heartfelt and strong and unique and dramatic and convincing and touching. And it came from a familiar source. I posted it at the bottom of this blog post.
I've become more concerned about how I use my time lately. I want to ensure that it is both honoring to God and honoring to my mind. I am made in the image of God, after all, and honor both of us in the way that I utilize my time. One thing that I think is honoring to God, along with prayer and reading the Bible and showing love to others, is the way in which I think and grow in knowledge. Knowledge of God is of the utmost importance, of course, as scripture states: "If you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God" Proverbs 2:3-5.
In the interest of time I'm going to cut myself short, because I have to get ready for work. I will say that I am more interested in reading Dickens than in watching Family Guy, I am more interested in watching Justified than Hawaii Five-O, and I am more interested in viewing Scorsese than the latest American Pie. That's not to say that I don't like to laugh and live and enjoy life and it's not to say that I don't have guilty pleasures like nerdy video games or Mystery Science Theater and it's not to say that my opinion of things is always best and that other's tastes don't amount to anything. It's merely my belief that we should analyze what we are doing with our limited time and resources and cut the fat where there is any.
As promised, here is the video. Please watch the whole thing. It's phenomenal.
I like what he says about more drama in the words of two angry men than in gunshots. It's so true. I always found Mr. Rogers to be entirely boring, but the man had a great philosophy about our minds and the minds of our children. And his unique and unassuming personality is just about the greatest illustration for the strength of character and substance over the flash of style. Here's to Fred.
I grew up on Mister Rogers. I probably watched it from age 1 to 4 (my mom could testify to that better, I suppose). I'd like to think that I am a well-functioning adult (hopefully I'm not delusional about that, haha). I express my emotions in a healthy way, I'm curious and passionate about learning, and about the arts... and I'd like to think that I can thank Mister Roger's program (and Sesame Street too) for that. Amazing man, amazing video.
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