The Strangest Creature Ever Seen

Recently, I was doing some work in my front yard. I
glanced up at my next door neighbor's tree and saw a
sight that caused my jaw to drop in disbelief. Climbing
that tree was the strangest creature I have ever seen.
Above its round white body were two large black eyes,
but no neck, and the creature had two red legs.

It was such a strange animal that I called another
neighbor over to look at it. "What is that?" he
exclaimed in utter amazement. At least then I knew I
was not hallucinating. As the creature neared the top
of the tree, we came to the conclusion that there was
definitely more to this than met the eye at first
glance.

This is often true of a lot of things. We should be
careful about jumping to conclusions. The Bible says
that we should "examine everything carefully; hold fast
to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). Today
there is an unprecedented amount of communication. A
lot of this information, especially through the
internet, includes half-truths, innuendo, illogical and
faulty arguments, personal attacks, gossip, and plain
old lies masquerading as the truth. Before we jump to
conclusions, believing and acting on information, we
should take the time to try to dig out the truth. Use
snopes.com or some other fact-finding website to verify
or disprove such material. Before we pass the
information on to others, consider how a person's
reputation might be ruined by the supposed "offense".
Think about what are the real issues and truth before
disparaging a person, group or an organization. We, as
Christians, of all people, should be truth-tellers.

Oh yes, that strange creature turned out to be a
decorator pillow with two long red ribbons. A squirrel
was running up the tree with it to make a cozy nest.
Since the squirrel was behind the pillow it could not
be seen until it reached the nest. And yes, this is a
true story.

Dr. Stephen Parks, DoM
Texas