When I was kid, I remember giving my mom a hard time…
a lot. I remember there were several times she would threaten to call my dad,
and I never liked that. I never liked being in trouble with dad. Maybe it was
because he was harder on me, or maybe it was because I didn't want to disappoint
him. Whatever the reason, having to talk to dad on the phone always made me
cry. I have to admit, it is much different being on the other end of that
conversation. I don’t enjoy getting after my sons, but sometimes it can be
entertaining. My oldest son always tries to hide when he knows he is in
trouble, and he doesn't want to get on the phone, but when I can’t be there, it
is nice to be able to see him, even if he is in trouble. I laughed after I hung
up the phone today. He was upset because he wanted to play with a toy that my
younger son was playing with. Such silly things upset us when we are children!
However, as silly as these things seem, looking at some of the things that the
adults I work around every day get upset about, it doesn't seem that adults are
all that different. We can be just as childish sometimes. I enjoy being in the
company of those individuals who have had real problems in their life and
overcome them. They learned lessons from the experiences that they have had and
learned what really matters in life. Perhaps we should all learn a lesson from
the children in our lives and mature to a level of understanding comparable to
our age. It is understandable to be upset about things that don’t go our way,
but why would we act like children in these circumstances? If we are men (and
women) then our childhood years are behind us. When I became a man, I put the
ways of childhood behind me. (1 Corinthians 13:11, NIV).
