I
like this picture! I know, its just a picture of a kid pretending to
be something he (or she) isn’t, but I think its cute. When I look
at this pose, I remember all the silly, childish things I did when I
was young; all the imaginary medieval battles, all those times when I
played Cowboys and Indians with my younger brother, Dave.
Then,
something happened, one day I no longer wanted to play childish
games. I desired other things. This is life and I fondly remember
each stage of it. But, what follows getting old? And then I thought
of several verses from the Bible.
Ecclesiastes
3 ( World English
Bible )
Ecc 3:1, For everything there is a season, and a time for every
purpose under heaven:
And
1
Corinthians 13 (WEB)
1Co 13:11, When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child,
I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away
childish things.
1Co 13:12, For now we see in a
mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I
will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
(emphasis
added)
1Co 13:13, But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The
greatest of these is love.
One
day I realized I was old. Not really a pleasant thought. But, once I
accepted the fact of my geriatric status, I began to warm up to the
idea. There are benefits to being older: wisdom, experience, memories
of things I see people do everyday. And I realize that a little bit
of me will live on in my offspring. More than that, whatever love I
have shared will remain. And when I am no longer alive, I will come
face to face with the revelation of how things really are in the
spiritual realm; for I am quite sure God will explain everything to
me.
In
the meantime, I will live by something I said Wednesday night just
before Bible Study: “I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a toys r us
kid”. Hopefully, you will put up with my shenanigans and love me
anyway.
Now,
do you want to be the Long Ranger or Tonto?