For some reason this struck me in the shower today and I'm not sure why. The shower is always great for deep thinking.
Do you remember the joke/silly thing we used to say as kids, "Guess what?" "Chicken butt!"
I was thinking today about that statement and realizing it was the most ridiculous thing ever. Number one, it doesn't make sense, and number two, it's not funny. There is no way in your right mind that you think that is funny. The only reason that was ever perceived as funny is because someone else thought it was funny. Maybe that last sentence didn't make sense. I know I must have only laughed at it because I wanted to be accepted by someone else. It got me thinking, how often do I do things just for the approval of others? Now laughing at a joke doesn't make much of a difference, but seeking the approval of others is a dangerous thing. We are to be in the world but not of it. This means being different and not always being acceptable. I mean, Christ was not always popular. He was killed by his peers, spit in the face, and even his friends were in the firing range. Even though that seems like a scary thing (not being accepted), it is the best thing. Faced with the choice, I choose to live differently. Do you?
