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Honor
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I had another request from a reader. This comes from the
column dated 7/30/2016 - "I Have Questions." It seems I'm not the only
one with questions.
Honor is defined as: high respect; esteem. Mirriam-Webster
defines honor as: homage, reverence, deference. It means respect
and honor shown to another. Honor may also apply to the recognition of
one's right to great respect or to any expression of such recognition.
This column will take a couple of hard veers to the right and an
s-curve or two. Honor and love are not the same thing - hence wedding
vows say "love, honor, and cherish" - or they did. I've heard cherish
was replaced with obey.
To honor someone (a person in this case - it is possible to honor
possessions) - you give them the respect they deserve for the
"position" they occupy. We'll use parents here. So - you honor your
parents because they had you and kept you. They could have let you be
adopted. Their name is on all of the bills - gas/lights,
rent/lease/mortgage, car loan, etc. They are responsible for you in the
eyes of the state/government: responsible for you going to school -
every day/all day...responsible for your physical health - required
shots, clothing, shelter, school supplies, etc...responsible for your
emotional health - when you don't want to go to school because someone
(or a bunch of someones) makes your life miserable, they talk you off
of your ledge of despair and you go to school realizing there will
always be someone who does not like you or what you wear/say/think/do.
The other side of this self-same coin is that real honor (the kind that
makes you turn off the tv/computer and put in your physical appearance
to make a difference) has to be earned - by everyone...in this case a
parent or parents. I know of cases where a child decided to not be like
the parent(s) due to undesirable parenting...which makes the "honoring"
a harder thing to accomplish. Without communication both ways - parent
to child and child to parent...not much forward-progress is made. But
it's easy to honor someone - again, in this case a parent - when there
is communication...like letting a child know there are rules we all
have to follow - all of us - anywhere we live - as long as we live. Now
apply this "honor-logic" to the Mayor - or teacher, etc. Did you get a
new picture here? I'll break off the honor talk here.
I had a comment from a reader who did not want to "burst my bubble"
with "seeing God, Himself" and "seeing those who believed in Godly
principles and practiced them." After I sent my reply to said reader
(sorry I do not print actual names), a new thought occurred to me. OK -
we see people doing "God's work" but, we do not see God, Himself...my
point here.
According to the Bible - the last recorded person to be in God's
presence - and return to earth was Moses. And Moses was in God's
presence and returned to earth - twice! That was when Moses played
stenographer and chiselled out on stone tablets what we know as the Ten
Commandments. The reason for the second trip was because Moses'
followers became bored - or restless - or scared - or something and
demanded an answer from Aaron (who was in charge until Moses' return)
as to what was taking Moses so long. They demanded something or someone
to worship (worship was a big part of their day..they started the day
with worship and ended it with worship). They melted down all of their
gold, made a golden calf and were worshipping it. Moses found this
sight on his first return trip, became so upset that they could not
wait for him, threw down the stone tablets and they broke. God called
Moses back up to Him and regave the commandments. (Must have been
pretty important to this God to give the information a second time?) My
question here is: We were told what to do and how to do it in ten
sentences - the 10 Commandments. Is that why we do not see God,
Himself? He told us what to do - twice. Thanks reader, for your email
to me. I would have never thought of this without you!!
And our current Presidential race fits in pretty well with this column.
Media has reported that Hillary is being sued for that nasty Benghazi
incident that will not die. Media also reports that groups of people
are banding together to get Trump ousted from the Presidential race
over his mouth and the obscenities that spew from it. Don't shoot the
messenger - this is all if you believe the media and said Bible.
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!!
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