“The element of surprise and
hopelessness”
What is the element of surprise?
The element
of surprise is, when you’re traveling on a plane, cruising at an altitude of
35,000 feet and the pilot announces that the aircraft is having engine problems.
So what does hopelessness have to
do with it?
Hopelessness
is when the pilot announces again, that the aircraft has lost all its power. You
look out the aircraft window and realize that you’re flying over a mountain
range.
You know,
that within a few minutes, the plane will ultimately crash into the mountains, now, that’s
hopelessness.
As the aircraft starts to plummet and spiral toward the rugged mountains, which are getting closer by the second, in spontaneity, everyone starts screaming.
The atheist shouts out “Oh my
God, we’re all going to die”, having absolutely no hope at all for an eternity
with God.
With the few minutes that remain and
with loved ones who are together on the plane, huddling, cuddling, and crying
together.
The aircraft is now violently shaking
and instantly everyone is traumatized by the turbulence that they are now experiencing.
Pandemonium breaks out inside the
plane and fear is gripping everyone.
In contrast to the atheist who shouts
out “Oh my God, we’re all going to die”. (I hope you see the humour in that statement.)
The Christian is praying, “Dear
God, please deliver us from the impending danger, whatever happens Lord, take
our soul to be with you, let our spirit Lord be instantly in your presence.”
The inevitable happens, and upon
impact, the plane disintegrates and bodies are mangled or obliterated, but
within seconds of impact, the plane is engulfed in a molten towering inferno,
within a few seconds everyone is cremated at the same time, it’s as if no one
ever existed, they are instantly sent into oblivion.
Now, that’s hopelessness.
Written by Chris Turner
October 6, 2013
Chris Turner is a residential/commercial
painting contractor in Edmonton Alberta Canada
chris_turner@shaw.ca
painting contractor in Edmonton Alberta Canada
chris_turner@shaw.ca
