July 11, 2011
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Dream
I had a dream several years ago that I’m still affected by. The dream started out on a grassy sloop. I was there relaxing with many of my family and friends. Next to the grassy area was a prison. I saw a bus speeding down the road below the grassy area. I watched the bus crash into the gates of the prison. As I watched this I felt entertained. I enjoyed this scenario. But the longer I watched it I discovered that the bus was crashing into the gates of the prison in order to allow inmates to escape. My little grassy area was disrupted. I ran as fast as I could and found myself in dark places of a city. I wandered around until I felt the need to go back to my little grassy area. When I did I found a lot of my friends and family wounded. I woke up. The message that came so loud and clear to me is that I was not to view tragedy as entertainment from the comfort of my recliner. This morning I obviously thought of this dream (as I do many days). I asked myself if I viewed Casey Anthony’s case as entertainment and have I prayed for her and her family. My answer was not to the level I wanted it to be.So….
Do you view tragedies on TV as entertainment or do you do something about it?Family Feud Question: Name a type of tragedy.
Family: Vacation
Psalms 25:4-7 Teach me
Word of the Day:trig
The USS Kitty Hawk was trig, just before going into a inspection.Amazing Fact: God has caused the flowers to blossom at certain specified times during the day, so that Linnaeus, the great botanist, once said that if he had a conservatory containing the right kind of soil, moisture and temperature, he could tell the time of day or night by the flowers that were open and those that were closed!
Comments (10)
I find it hard to relate myself to the many tragedies I see all the time on the tv or otherwise. I don’t try to view them as entertainment either and I think it’s interesting you had a dream such as this. Amazingly, messages seem to reach us no matter where we are in life.
Well, I had a dream where I was walking around where everything was nothing but white. I saw a giant black hole in the ground and as I approached it, all I can see was pitch black in the hole. I decided to jump in it. I must have landed because I felt pain rushing through my body. That’s when I woke up and realized I fell off the top bunk.
I don’t view them as entertainment even if I keep updated. I’m saddened by how the Casey Anthony trail turned out and yet I understand that the jury could only go by evidence provided, NOT what they believed the truth to be at the time.
I don’t think I tend to view them as entertainment. O.o But that’s a very interesting though; I’ll have to start watching myself to check if I do that.
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And that really IS amazing with the flowers. ((:
A lot of what goes on TV is tragedy. Thats why I watch very little of it. Mostly what I watch is the news.
One of the reasons I don’t have cable at my home is to guard against that tendency that humans have- to look at something tragic and be amused. I think that this applies to a broad category of shows- not just horrible things on the news, but reality shows that glorify the sordid parts of life, and talk shows where people air their dirty laundry for shock value. What I do about it is try to live my life by the highest standards that I have, the way I think my imaginary role model would.
One interesting thing is that I find myself becoming re-sensitized, so to speak. I am more moved and less deadened and apathetic now than I was 5 years ago, when I had television. I still watch movies and read the news, but not having the tv on 24/7 has made a big difference.
The subject of tragedy is current. I do not view tragedy in terms of a genre of movie or TV as entertaining in the sense that I enjoy or am amused by it, but I do watch. A tragic accident at the ballpark in Arlington, which has made local an national news, is the subject of my Sunday blog. I have asked a question at the end of it and I’d like my subs/friends to respond to it, so please feel free to do.. I have posted on the same subject w/question on Facebook as well. What has happened with Casie Anthony & that beautiful little child most certainly is tragic. I can understand the shock experienced over the crime and the outcome of the trial. I am nearly at a loss for words over that whole situation. The only thing I can think of is the words of Anthony’s attorney: “There are no winners here.” I am praying for Shannon Stone’s famiy, and also about Casie Anthony & her family.
~~Blessings, Prayers ‘n Cheers
I feel sadness and sorrow for lives needlessly lost………….
Honestly, I can say that when a tragedy moves my heart, I do pray for the people involved.