I believe we human beings have a perception problem. We often think we have
the proper perspective on an issue when in fact we are way off.
There's a charming story that Thomas Wheeler, one time CEO of the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, tells on himself: He and his
wife were driving along an interstate highway when he noticed that their car
was low on gas. Wheeler got off the highway at the next exit and soon found
a rundown gas station with just one gas pump. He asked the lone attendant to
fill the tank and check the oil; then went for a little walk around the
station to stretch his legs.
As he was returning to the car, he noticed that the attendant and his wife
were engaged in an animated conversation. The conversation stopped as he
paid the attendant. But as he was getting back into the car, he saw the
attendant wave and heard him say, "It was great talking to you."
As they drove out of the station, Wheeler asked his wife if she knew the
man. She readily admitted she did. They had gone to high school together and
had dated steadily for about a year.
"Boy, were you lucky that I came along," bragged Wheeler.
"If you had married him, you'd be the wife of a gas station attendant
instead of the wife of a chief executive officer."
"My dear," replied his wife, "if I had married him, he'd be the chief
executive officer and you'd be the gas station attendant."
Yes, we often think we have the proper perspective on an issue when in fact
we are way off. Jesus understood this propensity for us humans to get it
wrong. Especially when it comes to things spiritual. So he told a few
parables. He said the kingdom of heaven is like:
1. A small seed
2. A hidden treasure
3. And a pearl of Great Price
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