Good Question!
Question: How do you catch Bassett Hounds in the wild? Answer: Buy a new white couch and place it deep in the woods. The next morning, it will be covered with sleeping Bassett Hounds.
The question and answer may sound absurd, unless you have ever had Bassett Hounds as pets. They are particularly attracted to perfectly clean white couches — or so it seems. The question and answer paint a rather funny picture in your head. The child within you believes it can work — and would be willing to give it a try. The dominant adult wants to scoff at this, but can’t help having to smile for a moment first.
Life is about questions. At first they are simple, and then at midlife they peak in their complexity. As you age, your questions become simple again. A good question in the back of your mind can keep you searching and relatively happy for many years — maybe even a lifetime. Personally, I have built my life around three questions: What is this we call “God?” What is it to be human (mind/body/soul)? What is the nature of the universe?
I have developed a lifetime of open answers to all three (open because they cannot be exhausted). Anytime I get back to these three basic questions, I find myself at peace. They seem to be better questions than those dealing with security — especially since security is so illusive. The haunting question in the back of your mind may have more to do with how you feel than what you might think.
Every so often Jesus would ask questions of his followers — in true Rabbinic style. On one occasion, he voiced a strange question that must have echoed in the minds of all that heard it: “When the Son of Man returns, will he find faith on the earth?”
Good question! It can be answered “yes” if even one person left still believes in him. You might be that person. After all, in the end there are few questions that have to be answered. The rest we are left to consider for our own growth.
So, what do you think?
