Gurpreet Singh, 24.01.05
A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a
seminar, given by her teacher, Dr. Smith. She says that Dr.
Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.
One particular day, Sally walked into the seminar and knew they
were in for a fun day.
On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many
darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone
that they disliked or someone who had made them angry, and he
would allow them to throw darts at the person's picture.
Sally's friend drew a picture of someone who had stolen from her
house. Another friend drew a picture of his little brother.
Sally drew a picture of a former friend, putting a great deal of
detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples on the face. Sally
was pleased with the overall effect she had achieved.
The class lined up and began throwing darts. Some of the
students threw their darts with such force that their targets
were ripping apart. Sally looked forward to her turn, and was
filled with disappointment when Dr. Smith, because of time
limits, asked the students to return to their seats. As Sally
sat thinking about how angry she was because she didn't have a
chance to throw any darts at her target. Dr. Smith began
removing the target from the wall.
Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus. A hush fell over
the room as each student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus;
holes and jagged marks covered His face and His eyes were
pierced.
Dr. Smith said only these words:
"In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my
brethren, ye have done it unto Me."
Matthew 25:40.
No other words were necessary; the tear filled eyes of the
students focused only on the picture of Christ.
Within these words there is a valuable lesson for us all. To
love like there is no tomorrow and to REALISE and SEE the
greatness of God in everyone, for we are all the children of the
same creator and regardless of our colour, creed or religion we
are all human beings.