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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-05-04, Page 5Wednesday, May 4, 2016 • Huron Expositor 5 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com Going under the knife For Such A Time As This Column Pastor Laurie Morris By the time you read this article I will be nearly at the appointed time for a surgical procedure that has become necessary. It is amazing that a little gland, the size of a walnut has a negative effect on a large per- centage of males after the age of 60. While it started with me half a decade before that it has become a very inconvenient problem recently. This little gland decides that it wants to get bigger than it is supposed to. In doing that it effectively stran- gles the main road of getting rid of bodily liquid waste. And as I have read up about this, men can experience a number of different symptoms, but none of them are any fun and some of them quite disconcerting. So when medication didn't accomplish the intended result, a sur- gical procedure is the order of the day and so 1 will go 'under the knife' so to speak next Tuesday. Perhaps I will be feel- ing well enough to pro- duce a column, but in case there isn't one next week you will know that I am in recovery and not up to much in terms of energy. But when part of your body shuts down you do a lot of thinking and I came up with two basic tidbits of insight [I hope] from this experience. The first is that we often want to grow big- ger than we really should, for our own good and the good of others. While it is important to have visions and dreams for one's life, to exercise 'selfish ambition' according to the Bible is quite sinful. This lit- tle gland was put there for a purpose by the Creator, and as long as it stays the size of a walnut everything works fine. But when it decides it want to grow bigger, it no longer fulfils its intended function well and causes all kinds of col- lateral damage. The Bible tells us to have a sober [or hon- est] estimate of our- selves. Don't think more highly or more lowly of yourself than who you really are. If we do that we will fulfil the purpose for which we were placed here. When I try to get to big for my britches, I easily fall. When I think of myself too lowly I fail to achieve what I could. The second is that lit- tle things can produce consequences way out of proportion to their size. A walnut sized gland can virtually par- alyze a whole bodily system if it grows and cuts off one tube. Every life matters not just celebrities QnApril2l the world lost a musician that could do it all, whether it be strumming the gui- tar in a rock and roll manner, playing the key- boards or writing dia- mond -selling hit songs. We all were forced to say goodbye to Prince as he was pronounced dead in his home at the young age of 57. All those on social media were crushed by the passing of the decade after dec- ade legend that sold more than 100 million records. A die-hard fan tweeted on Twitter, "He was my absolute num- ber one love!' Others who most likely had never even met the guy said they were in shock and had been shedding tears all day, really? Why? Are celebrity's Column Shaun Gregory lives more important than Tom, Dick and Harry down the street that died in your own community? I'm not saying it's not a sad time that the funk, rock, R&B and pop icon is no longer alive. However, I feel all human life is as important as the next. The way the media por- trays them, it's as if they are gods. Do they bleed blue or something? Last time I checked all humans bleed the same - red. Maybe Prince bleeds purple, but I doubt it. If you're read- ing this column, open the newspaper right now and go to the obitu- aries, two people died in Seaforth last week, for those families, please know I'm thinking of you. Prince I'm thinking of you also. I guess I just wish we as dwellers of planet earth could be treated as equals, espe- cially if we are dead. Being the man solely responsible for writing Purple Rain or Little Red Corvette should not make your life of more significance than a noble man or woman that recently passed in Huron East. That's the way life goes though and it makes sense. We see these people on television, hear their voices on the radio or read about them in the newspapers. They are constantly in our peripherals. And when it comes to music, we actually feel like we live with them. Certain songs bring you back in time; they can create either a happy or sad memory for you. With Prince some people were probably born while his LP played through a cassette deck in the 70s or 80s. That was my take on the mat- ter I think I'm going to blast some Prince soon as I get home. Rest in peace Prince and all those who are not celeb- rities, just the average Joe, signing out from the Expositor office, Shaun AKA, the not so new guy. Similarly, it doesn't take much in our lives when misdirected to cause grief and pain to ourselves and others. One text while driving even on a lightly trav- elled road and life can be over for myself AND others. One bad 'hit' and a person can fry their brain in a hurry. And as we are seeing constantly in our day, one misdirected com- ment from the past has ruined the career of more than one politi- cian, judge, teacher etc. I think that that prin- ciple is why scripture tells us to avoid even the appearance of evil, for we will make and do enough hurtful things over our life- times that we don't need to add to the damage by deliberate wrong choices, actions and words. Anyway, as I have been thinking about this little gland that is going to have its insides 'shaved' next week, those are the insights that came to mind. Hope that they help you as well. seaforthhuronexpositor.com HAVE AN OPINION? The Huron Expositor welcomes letters to the editor. They must be signed and accompanied by a phone number for information clarification. It is important to note, letters will not be printed without the author's name attached. All letters are subjectto editing due to possible space restriction. Letters can be dropped off at the office, mailed or emailed: The Huron Expositor 8 Main St. P.O. Box 69 Seaforth, ON NOK 1WO Shaun.Gregory@sunmedia.ca 151 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com