September 13, 2003

Insults

In 30-some years on Earth, I've heard many, MANY insults. We're trying to teach our children to be polite and respectful to everyone they meet. I thought you all might like to hear the highest insult our older children use against each other.

"You are NOT what you are."

Delivered in a sing-songy voice, followed by one child running & the other wailing "Mommy!" I'm not sure where the phrase came from or how it came to cause so much pain. However, when you consider our Holy Father has commanded

"Family, become what you are."

that little phrase my children throw at each other may just be the chief insult.

Posted by lisa at September 13, 2003 12:25 AM
Comments

Kids say the darndest things! Isn't that sort of an oxymoron, "you are not what you are?"

Posted by: T O'Rama at September 17, 2003 08:50 AM

From one direction it is. JP2's "become what your are" drove me nuts when I first read it; now I can sense the marvelous tension in the statement - become (subjectively, interiorly) what you are (by virtue of Christ's death, our baptism, our adoption as children of God). Their taunt is sorta like saying "you're not living up to your baptismal vows" or whatnot.

Posted by: Bill White at September 17, 2003 04:12 PM

Good point. I understand the "you're not living up to your baptismal vows" sentiment. The Hebrews knew no distinction between symbol and reality, between faith and works, so we are walking oxymorons to the extent we separate faith and works.

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