Don't Be A Fool

“What fools we mortals be!” The newspapers report our foolishness day after day. We are fools to think we can lie and steal and not take the consequences. We are fools to think we can prepare for war and not get involved. We are fools to believe that we can hate our neighbors, and ever expect to live with them…and of course, we cannot live without them!

Jesus Christ talked about love and forgiveness, and turning the other cheek. It seemed like foolishness to many. But when we see the results of living without Jesus Christ, there is not much question as to who the real fools are!

Many years ago, a certain king kept a jester in his house, as great men did in those days, for their amusement. This king gave a staff to his jester and charged him to keep it until he met a greater fool than himself…and if he met one to deliver it to him.

Not many years after, the king fell sick. His jester came to see him. He found his king seriously ill, and asked him,” And whither wilt thou go?” “On a long journey”, said the king. “And when will you return…within a month?” “No”. “What then…never?” “Never”, said the king. “And what provision hast thou made for the journey?” “None at all,” answered the king. “Art thou going forever”, said the jester, “and hast made no provision before thy departure? Here then take my staff. You seem to be a greater fool than I, because I am not guilty of any such folly as that. For earthly journeys you make elaborate preparations, but none for the eternal journey?”

“What fools we mortals be”…to think that we have done all that is necessary: when we have earned a living, but have not prepared for LIFE.