Date Posted:19:34:53 01/26/05 Wed Author: PECAS Subject: Not seeing the whole picture In reply to:
human
's message, "blind message..." on 02:18:17 01/21/05 Fri
>“…Here we must admit that superficial knowledge leads
>us astray. We must not put too much confidence in our
>superficial knowledge of things. What we know by our
>sensual perception and human reason is indeed limited.
>There is the story of four blind men who touched an
>elephant. Each one touched a different part. One
>touched the tail and said, "It is like a snake."
>Another touched the leg and said, "It is like a tree."
>Another touched the belly and said, "It is like a huge
>cow." Another touched the tusk and said, "It is like a
>stick." They all thought they were right. But none of
>them saw the whole picture.
>Human beings have many ideas about God. They say many
>things out of their human observation and reason and
>speculation. But Jesus is different…”
My chapter director responded to my criticisms that I was not looking at the whole picture from God's point of view. This is one of the tactics of UBF leaders: deflect all criticism as just superficial people who refuse to see the big picture. Does anyone else have a similar experience?
