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Will There Be Television in Heaven? (standard:humor, 904 words) | |||
Author: Godspenman | Added: Jun 07 2020 | Views/Reads: 1227/935 | Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes) |
My conclusion was this; anything that keeps God out of my thoughts is something I need to get out of my life. Heaven will be so full of the thoughts of God that nothing else would ever get in. | |||
If anybody can ask hard questions, the award has to go to the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. She knows how to ask a question and, more importantly, when to ask a particular question. Throughout our marriage, she has become an expert in the area of questionology. There is not a question I can think of that she hasn't asked. On the other side of the parsonage, my expertise has been in not correctly answering questions. It is not that I cannot answer a question; I do not answer in a way that fits her expectations. That is important when it comes to my wife. Her expectation is quite high. Even though we have been married for such a long time, I have yet to master the art of hearing the question the way she wants it heard. My experience has taught me that if I do not answer the question correctly, I can be in deep trouble. Believe me, I have experience in this. We were watching the news the other night after supper, and as you know, the news is terrible these days. All they seem to be able to show is the devastating depravity that is going on in our country. At times, I get a little weary of all this dreariness. During a commercial, I heard my wife clear her throat and then say, “Do you think there will be television in heaven?” I must confess that that question caught me off guard. I thought for a few moments and did not quite understand precisely the context of her question. I have learned by experience that if I do not understand the question from her point, how in the world can I give the correct answer? I glanced her way, cleared my throat, and said, “Excuse me, what did you say?” Looking at me, she simply said, “You heard me. Do you think there will be television in heaven?” That is a hard question to answer because during the last few months when we could not go out anywhere, we would stay home and watch a Hallmark Mystery Movie. It is good to watch them and forget about what's happening out in the real world. They always have a happy ending. For example. While watching the news, it gets very discouraging. Just when you think nothing can get any worse, it does! For quite a while, I have not really believed what I hear and see on any news station. Sometimes the local stations get something right, but the national media is another story. They will do and say anything to get ratings. Then, of course, there are the politicians. I think if a politician ever consistently told the truth, their body would drop over dead out of sheer shock. I do not understand why people just cannot tell the truth these days. However, my wife's question was very thought provoking. We are so accustomed to television in our society today that we cannot imagine anywhere without it. I know there are places where you cannot get a television signal, but for the most part, television has really conquered our world. I remember a famous quote from Will Rogers; “All I know is what I read in the newspapers.” If Rogers were alive today, he would edit that quote to; “All I know is what I see on television.” Unfortunately, that is all people know today. And they allow that to control their lives and their attitude and so forth. Although I cannot imagine our society without television, I cannot imagine heaven with television. After all, there is a special place for Click here to read the rest of this story (40 more lines)
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