Influences

The past few days and weeks have been interesting to me. There is a great deal of banter, slander, he said, she said, and finger pointing. I must admit it has been on my mind a great deal. I have tried not to let it bother me, but it has.

This morning, I was reading a fellow blogger's comments with apprehension. The last time I had read their post, I found myself tossing and turning in sleepless ponder. They had voiced their option and position on current subjects of the world. They spoke about the cruel, unfeeling, and judgmental of God, if he really exists, and those who, like this blogger, spoke their own personal beliefs.

So this morning, the above mentioned person, discussed a recent attempted mugging/death threat. This person talked of how distraught they were. Just so you know, they did survive. As they related their short minuscule incident in slow motion, I was touched by some of there comments.

At first, this person was not really aware of what was going on. Then something clicked and they felt they needed to pay attention. Life and all perspectives suddenly slowed down and came in to focus. When the knife was flashed and life was threatened our blogger suddenly looked around and evaluated what was most valuable. They left all the worldly things behind and ran like they had never run before.

This person then described the post-mugging attempt. The police were called, a visit to the local precinct, hundreds of mug shots, visits to the attempted crime scene, dumpster diving for the possibility of finding previously mention abandoned items, etc... All of this was very interesting and held my attention. Then another one of those comments that through me for a loop.

Through all of this experience, they mentioned how peaceful they felt. That even though they had been through a serious, stressful, and dangerous moment, there was something impressed upon them that they would be safe. I reflected on the previous comments and started wondering. Did you think to pray? Do you recognize the whisperings? Did you stop when it was all done and say "Thank You"? I wonder.

I know that it reminded me that I need to be more mindful of such things. How about you?