A major issue to overcome to staying alive in the wild is finding something suitable to eat. Quite often, the most visually appealing plants and animals are the ones that are most deadly. The Amanita Phalloides or “death cap” mushroom is dramatically beautiful, yet one mouthful will plunge you into horrific cramps, boiling fever and a quick death. Poisonous insects and reptiles will lure a victim in close by the sheer beauty of their appearance and then fatally sting the curious prey. To survive the spiritual wild, we can’t be dazzled by the surface beauty of things in this world. They promise happiness, fulfillment, success and don’t deliver. Evil is intelligent. It knows man can fooled by cheap tinsel and short cuts. Know your environment. Embrace the scripture that discerns and illuminates our surroundings to keep us from ingesting the poison that is everywhere.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Man vs Wild #1 The Pretty Stuff Is Often Poisionous
A major issue to overcome to staying alive in the wild is finding something suitable to eat. Quite often, the most visually appealing plants and animals are the ones that are most deadly. The Amanita Phalloides or “death cap” mushroom is dramatically beautiful, yet one mouthful will plunge you into horrific cramps, boiling fever and a quick death. Poisonous insects and reptiles will lure a victim in close by the sheer beauty of their appearance and then fatally sting the curious prey. To survive the spiritual wild, we can’t be dazzled by the surface beauty of things in this world. They promise happiness, fulfillment, success and don’t deliver. Evil is intelligent. It knows man can fooled by cheap tinsel and short cuts. Know your environment. Embrace the scripture that discerns and illuminates our surroundings to keep us from ingesting the poison that is everywhere.
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