I found myself thinking about something that affect pretty well all segments of society, Hypocrisy. The dictionary defines it thus: "the act or fact of putting on a false appearance of goodness or religion, a pretending to be what one is not."
The following are some examples:
A brand new lawyer in his brand new office on his first day in practice sees a prospective client walk in the door. He decides he should look busy, so he picks up the phone and starts talking: "Look, Harry, about that amalgamation deal. I think I better run down to the factory and handle it personally. Yes. No. I don't think 3 million will swing it. We better have Rogers from Seattle meet us there. OK. Call you back later." He looks up at the visitor and says, "Good morning, how may I help you?" And the prospective client says, "You can't help me at all. I'm just here to hook up your phone."
"The new washerwoman has stolen two of our towels; the crook!" exclaimed the wife.
"Which towels, dear?" her husband asked.
"You know," she replied "Those we got from the hotel in Miami Beach."
In Washington a burglar told arresting officers that he held up liquor stores during the daylight hours only. "I'm afraid to be out on the street at night with all that money," he said.
An outside balcony is considered such an important part of a house along the Italian Riviera that homes unable to afford this structure had a painted substitute made. And to make them appear even more realistic, some of these paint-on balconies would include the family wash, same as on real railings.
It seems to be easier for all of us to see the inconsistencies in others, than to acknowledge our own hypocrisy.
Here at NSCF we are trying to learn to be authentic people of integrity. Why don't you come learn with us.
Pastor John Giesbrecht
