Day: September 6, 2019

The old is good

~ osasuoviawe

Luke 5:36-39
He also told them this parable, ‘No one tears a piece from a new cloak to put it on an old cloak; if he does, not only will he have torn the new one, but the piece taken from the new will not match the old.
‘And nobody puts new wine into old skins; if he does, the new wine will burst the skins and then run out, and the skins will be lost. No; new wine must be put into fresh skins. And nobody who has been drinking old wine wants new. “The old is good” he says.’

Homily:

We dismiss the old and reject the new.

The old holds the secrets of our species. Our daily task is to unravel the secrets. To unravel the secrets we need understanding, because applying the new to the old will only lead to high strain.

The new helps to refresh our species. Our daily task is refresh our being. To refresh, we need to open up our vulnerabilities, because holding on to the old while embracing the new will only lead to high strain.

The old and the new are important, but Jesus points us in the way of priority when He says, “The old is good”.

Different people

~ osasuoviawe

Treadmill:
A lot of walking and running just to remain on one spot.
They practice indoors and everybody only sees the outcome.
They seem to be going nowhere, but their fitness level is up.
Whenever exertion is required, they are ready.

Roadster:
A lot of walking and running to places, but they ultimately return to the beginning.
They practice outdoors and everybody expects an outcome.
They seem to be going far, but no matter how far they go, the return trip is just as long.
They breathe “fresh” air and know the neighborhood well.

Snoozer:
A little more sleep.
Every day seems to get longer and every night shorter.
They wonder why they feel so tired in the morning, surely they must not be morning people.
They think, “If only the world started the day at 12:00 noon, life would have been so much better.”
They require a significant sporadic event to jolt them from their rest state.
They get a significantly higher number of sporadic events.

Gene junkies:
Everything has been given to them, nature is their stooge.
They get away with eating anything and doing nothing, until nature gives up.
They wonder why everybody has to work so hard, feel so tired, just to look like them.
Then “suddenly” (it only looks sudden, but it is actually compounded over time), nurture overcomes nature.
All is done to restore nature back to its glory, even trying out being a Treadmill, Roadster or Snoozer. But nurture is hard to dislodge.

– Osasu Oviawe