Sacred cows, pretty much everyone has some, the obvious ones being
sports
teams, political parties and religion. Ever try to talk to a Yankee
fan about the Red Sox, a liberal about conservatives or a Lutheran about
Catholics? Of course the reverse is true in all examples as well,
little chance of concord being achieved in any case. A “die hard”
fan or true believer is not interested in anything that does not agree
with their “belief.” A while back there was a newspaper story of two
baseball fans who crossed paths in a bar. Their “conversation” ending in a
knifing and death, two lives forever changed over meaningless sacred
cows. Is it any wonder that many wars have started over little more?
Millions if not billions of lives, since man began keeping score, have
been sacrificed at the alter of one sacred cow or another. Write this on
your heart in bold letters:
NO SACRED COWS. Clearly, there is
nothing wrong with rooting for a team, holding political beliefs or
belonging to a religion. The error comes when we let emotions over run
our common sense, objectifying those we disagree with. To be clear:
common sense, when one is
Living on the Spiritual Basis, is the knowledge that the
only
sacred thing is our relationship with God. So root for your team,
participate in the political process as much or as little as suits you and
by all means practice your religion but never lose sight of the truly sacred: the
love of “Our Father” for
all His children, even if we believe they root for the wrong team. Oh, fight on USC.
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