I always find myself pondering on things lately and pretty much down much of the time. Well, thinking of things has been my greatest hobby but this time, I have been thinking of disappointing things. Two quite major instances happened to me for the last couple of months. It concerns elders. Which is why it is so disappointing. Three supposed to be respected elders did something really wrong and insisted they are not. Two of them even call me a liar when what I am just trying to do is to be honest. One of them said that what I did was wrong when a more reliable person said it is just right. At first, I just thought to myself that I just don’t understand them and that I just have to seek first and try my best to understand them. But the more I try to understand them, the more I think, the more I ask people, the more I read books, the more I look at the facts that happened, the more I talk to them, the more it gets clearer that they are wrong. These issues were really important to me and that is why I really tried hard to do things really well and made sure of my actions to be just right before acting it out. Also, that is why I really tried hard to make myself understand why things happened and maybe prove to myself that I am really wrong and what they are saying is true. But again, things just disappointed me because they are just but wrong. What are we supposed to do if we see an elder doing something wrong? Of course, we should first make sure if they are really wrong or not. But what if they are? Should we just go with the flow and let these things happen because it seems that it’s what every body does? Are we supposed to do nothing because they are elders? Could you call the action of not minding there mistakes an act of respect? Are we not supposed to do something in those instances because of the notion that old people can’t really change their attitudes or will really have a hard time changing? Do elders have the right to be bad?! I have tried things I can possibly do and will still try to let these people know they are wrong and hopefully put an end to these wrong doings. After all, correction is a correction… it’s not an enmity. We all make and compose a family, a city, a country, a world in a globe that we all share. Almost every little grievance in this world is an upshot of a mistake of a person. Being passive about them wouldn’t do any good. Mistakes should be bound to be fixed… regardless of who is doing it.
2 comments:
You bring up some good questions. To put it simply, elders are not above the law of God. Unfortunately, if the leaders of a congregation are wrong and won't admit it, there may not be much the people in the congregation can do, other than to leave (seldom a good option). Prayer is always called for---sustained prayer that they will see the truth.
No one hurts us as much as members of the church, and no one in the church hurts us as much as leaders who act unworthily of their calling. Sad, but frequently the case in a fallen world. I'll be praying for peace for you.
hay nako.. ganyan talaga mga matatanda noh? feel na feel nila na palagi silang tama. i guess mahirap nalang for them na makaadjust to younger ones telling them what to do kasi they were brought up in a traditional setting wherein sunod lang ng sunod sa nakakatanda.
sad to say, kahit alam natin na mali sila, minsan kailangan nalang natin magback down. hayaan mo yun, malapit narin araw nila..=p
haha..
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