tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post8678719815594845743..comments2024-03-22T17:35:52.045-04:00Comments on Extra Thoughts: A loss for the good guys on the ordinanceLydia McGrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-40971240466959190772009-11-04T15:28:59.233-05:002009-11-04T15:28:59.233-05:00Can't claim the words for myself. T.S. Eliot, ...Can't claim the words for myself. T.S. Eliot, "East Coker," right near the end.<br /><br />It sounded to me like if we accept the young man's account of what happened at the clothing store, he did try to keep silent but was repeatedly goaded until he did say something. That sort of goading does rather force one's hand. Even if he were my husband, I would back his judgment. I'd probably say something like, "I know you thought of us, and you restrained yourself, but she was insisting on an answer, and I know there comes a time when one needs to speak up. I support you."<br /><br />At least I hope I'd say that. Now I'm crossing my fingers that God never lets that actually happen to my husband!<br /><br />It's possible the young guy is a hothead, and if so, his friends will know that. But that's certainly not self-evident from the story.Lydia McGrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423567323116960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20704380.post-57467473614482122052009-11-04T13:14:16.662-05:002009-11-04T13:14:16.662-05:00For us there is only the trying. The rest is not o...<i>For us there is only the trying. The rest is not our business</i><br /><br />Fine words. I heard a pastor turn it into a sports analogy--"it's not my job to win the game because God has already promised victory, it's just my job to run out the clock." I would add that in this day to be mindful not to defect to the other team. :)<br /><br />As far as the keeping silent, on another blog, one commentor insisted that the man fired for his job should have kept silent. Now, I'm not so sure. For one, it was a young man who appeared to be single and could "afford" to speak the truth (he could get another job, move, etc.), but the other thought that occured to me is that perhaps we ought to speak up <i>before</i> it starts becoming criminal to do so. <br /><br />ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com