THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY

 THURSDAY 3 August 2023

Weekday 17


First Reading. Exodus 40: 16-21, 34-35

Psalm. 84: 2-5, 7, 10 (R. 1)

Gospel. Matthew 13: 47-53


TOPIC FOR REFLECTION


THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY

My dear, in this life, whatever you sow, you shall reap.

As you lay your bed so lay on it.

You can only deceive yourself, but another person. 

If the person you lied to did not know you are lying, at least you who told the lie will know in your mind that you are lying.


Therefore, it is natural to have, the good, the bad, and the ugly present in society. They live and dine with us.


I will give a very brief explanation of each of the words about the above topic.


THE GOOD.

They are the sets of people who are people-oriented. They have a compassionate heart towards helping others. Their Treasure is humanity. They believe so much in helping and investing in humanity. Human Capital is their goal. These people value God unconditionally. 


THE BAD.

They are the sets of people who are not people-oriented, they never value humanity, but wealth capital is their main goal. These are the people who value their wealth capital than human capital. They downgrade humanity and uplift wealth. These are the people who only value God on the condition that their selfish aim is achieved.


THE UGLY

These are the people who are viper oriented, they are greedy, have no value for humanity, and can go the extra mile to achieve their goal. They live and dine with greed. They can destroy, maim, or even kill, just to achieve their goal. They are the most deadly sets of people in our world today. These sets of people neither fear God nor respect humanity.

You find the ugly people in James 4: 1-4. Bad motives. 


Hmmm, my dear, I strongly believe that as were reading the types of persons, you must have been seeing the picture of some people in one of the above three. It is very good, but you who are reading and placing people in one category or another, which category do you fall into?


However, all thanks to God who allow all of us to grow together, but in the end, the good would be separated from the bad and the ugly.


Jesus said in today's Gospel and I quote, "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad.  So it will be at the close of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous, and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and quashing of teeth.


So, chose what you want. No one will force you. Decide today, do you want to be good, bad or ugly? 


The ball is in your court, and the court is in your ball 😆. 


He who has an ear, let him hear. 


Decide. 


I drop my pen here.


Peace ✌️ be with you


Rev. Fr. Segun Oladeji, CRS.


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