The Golden Idol
Posted by Ryan Woods
I had a strange dream last nigh. I think that my mind must have been thinking about our study of Exodus at Renovatus, and you'll see why.
We (my wife, child, and I) were taking a walk through a nearby neighborhood admiring all the homes. We were pointing out which ones we would like to own and which ones we thought needed a good cleaning. It started when we noticed one family sitting in their living room in a circle around a golden idol. The idol was shiny and beautiful. We thought it weird, but continued on. Soon, however, we noticed another family doing the same. What's up with these golden statues? Two houses later we were able to look in and see that they had idols in every visible room! It was freaking us the freak out. Not only did this family congregate in the living room around this freaky idol, but they kept them in every room of the house!
At this point it was no longer about the beautiful walk with the fam, no, we were now on a mission to learn as much as we could about the strange statues. It was well past dinner time when we went for our walk, but as dreams go, there were a few families eating their steak and potatoes. However, instead of eating them around a table they ate them before their statue. It was as if their meal time was being offered up as some sort of sacrifice. Little talking happened between the family members, but instead they listened to what the idol had to say. One man wandered out to the street to take out the garbage and I plucked up the courage to ask him some questions about this phenomenon. He said that it wasn't an idol. He said that it was just fun to look at, that it was entertaining and shiny. He also said that it made his life easier 'cause it told him what to wear, how to live his life, what was cool, what wasn't, what marriage was supposed to look like, who to vote for, and generally just how to think. He noticed the strange look on my face and asked if I had yet to purchase my "gold" as he called it. I told him that I probably wouldn't get one 'cause I would prefer to find better things to do with my time. He called me weird and crazy among other things.
Oh, wait a second, that wasn't a dream. That was last night on 25th and G Street. Since when did spending 1/4 of our out of bed life watching TV become normal?* It's ridiculous. It's foolish. And it's the norm.
* The average American watches around 4 hours of TV a day. So if you sleep 8 hours a day and are awake for 16 that means that one quarter of your entire life is spent in worship of that stupid box. Even worse is that you go to work for 8 hours a day...hmmm...8(work)+8(sleep)+4(tv)=20. That leaves you with 4 hours a day to eat, shower, drive, read, talk, write, walk, play with your kids, make love to your wife, play your xbox, do the dishes, and write your blogs!
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