Saturday, July 16, 2005
This Was Inevitable
A T-ball coach allegedly paid one of his players $25 to hurt an 8-year-old mentally disabled teammate so he wouldn't have to put the boy in the game, police said Friday.I understand the impulse, but have never understood the reality of people trying to fashion games without competition. Whether it's inventing new games, or trying to remove the competitive element from existing ones (no scoring -- make everyone play) it has to be one of the most futile endeavors in human history. And when you see a price like this, you have to wonder if it is really worth it.
Competition is human nature, like it or not, and so is the desire to win. There is only one way I know of to change human nature - and its not changing the rules. The rules are designed to control human nature, even at it's ugliest. The rules are designed to channel our lowly natures as constructively as possible.
The only thing I know of that can change human nature is the Holy Spirit, and the only way I know for Him to get active in someone's life is for Jesus to come into play. And the only way I know that can happen is for us to reach out. Not really that complex after all, is it?
