Re: Menial Work

2005-5-13 11:48:00

"he [Jesus] wasn't happy doing this job either, but it needed [to be] done."

Speak for yourself JJ. How do you know such a entity was not happy with what he was doing?

Could it be he did not judge in his mind or label what he was doing in such a way as to make it something 'he was not happy about'? but rather, merely something 'that was to be done'?

I am surprised anyone disagreed with me on this one. I would think one would have to have a warped outlook to think that anyone could be happy when he has to give out a punishment.

Is a parent happy when he has to punish his child and hear the child cry and curse him as the result?

Is a judge happy when he has to sends a criminal to prison for 20 years?

Did Jesus have a big grin of glee on his face as he was whipping the hell out of those reprobates in the temple? You can just see it now. There's Jesus with his whip striking a merchant selling pigeons on the back placing a big whelp on him and he lets out a big laugh saying to himself, "God, I'm having fun here."

Was Jesus happy in the garden when he was in pain near unto death and sweating blood in pain asking God to release him (if possible) from his job?"

I don't think it takes psychic ability to conclude that many of us, including Jesus, do not experience happiness when in the act of doing certain distasteful jobs that have to be done.

Now, if we do the right thing even though it is distasteful, we can later experience happiness when we review the situation as a whole and see that our works have created a positive result.