After watching the new movie "What Men Want"over the weekend, a question popped in my mind: "What would happen if humans were 'the almighty?'" My answer? "It would've been a disaster!"
Ali Davis, a tough-talking, no-nonsense sports agent (played by Taraji P. Henson, from the hot Fox drama "Empire"), gained the ability to listen to men's inner thoughts, after drinking the grouse-tasting jasmine tea prepared by the odd-looking psychic, Sister (portrayed by singer/actress Erykah Badu), and a nasty concussion at her friend's bachelorette party. Though she was terrified at first of her newfound ability, Davis was convinced to use it for her advantage in winning over her male colleagues on her quest of becoming partner at the company she works for. She became successful, but the talent of thought listening gravely damaged her love life.
How would we feel, if we are in such a position? Listening to what people think is like... becoming God! Imagine what God is doing all day and all night, listening and answering to prayers, complaints, questions, and demands of billions of His greatest creations. He can answer, and He can deliver, because He is God! This is something that we, the humans, can not handle.
In "Bruce Almighty," another Hollywood movie, out back in 2003, we can see how humans behave, complaining of their apparent "misfortunes," and blame God for it. Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey), an out-of-luck news reporter, who complains about God too often, met God (Morgan Freeman) and given almighty powers to run the world. He learned the hard way that being God is the toughest job there is during the course, a great lesson for us to realise that being "whole" is not good for human beings.
I see people trying to become "perfect" in life, or the least, pretend to look perfect in the eyes of the others. We also wish to become "superhuman," who knows and can do anything. But this is not possible, and there is a reason why. God knows best, and He knows that if humans were perfect and almighty, they would turn the world upside down, knowingly or unknowingly. So the lesson I've learned in life (and after watching the film) was: Don't thrive to become perfect, for it is the recipe for disaster! What we are is enough for us to live another day, and being imperfect is often a bliss. Just try to be good and efficient; that's perfection in human standards. Leave being the almighty to the Big Boss upstairs!
Ali Davis, a tough-talking, no-nonsense sports agent (played by Taraji P. Henson, from the hot Fox drama "Empire"), gained the ability to listen to men's inner thoughts, after drinking the grouse-tasting jasmine tea prepared by the odd-looking psychic, Sister (portrayed by singer/actress Erykah Badu), and a nasty concussion at her friend's bachelorette party. Though she was terrified at first of her newfound ability, Davis was convinced to use it for her advantage in winning over her male colleagues on her quest of becoming partner at the company she works for. She became successful, but the talent of thought listening gravely damaged her love life.
How would we feel, if we are in such a position? Listening to what people think is like... becoming God! Imagine what God is doing all day and all night, listening and answering to prayers, complaints, questions, and demands of billions of His greatest creations. He can answer, and He can deliver, because He is God! This is something that we, the humans, can not handle.
In "Bruce Almighty," another Hollywood movie, out back in 2003, we can see how humans behave, complaining of their apparent "misfortunes," and blame God for it. Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey), an out-of-luck news reporter, who complains about God too often, met God (Morgan Freeman) and given almighty powers to run the world. He learned the hard way that being God is the toughest job there is during the course, a great lesson for us to realise that being "whole" is not good for human beings.
I see people trying to become "perfect" in life, or the least, pretend to look perfect in the eyes of the others. We also wish to become "superhuman," who knows and can do anything. But this is not possible, and there is a reason why. God knows best, and He knows that if humans were perfect and almighty, they would turn the world upside down, knowingly or unknowingly. So the lesson I've learned in life (and after watching the film) was: Don't thrive to become perfect, for it is the recipe for disaster! What we are is enough for us to live another day, and being imperfect is often a bliss. Just try to be good and efficient; that's perfection in human standards. Leave being the almighty to the Big Boss upstairs!
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