"A fool vents all his feelings. But, a wise man holds
them back." Pro.(29:11)
SUN-DAY SCHOOL LESSON: CHOOSE YOUR WORDS WISELY
by eric d.graham
At this moment of time, as the world continues to mourn the
death of our "beloved" brother, Kobe Bryant, there are several
lessons, we, all, could learn, from this tragedy.
For this reason, historically, I compare the passing of Kobe
to that of America's 35th president John F.Kennedy, who was assassinated in
November of 1963, which the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, in all of his
divine wisdom, commanded all of his ministers in the Nation of Islam, not to
comment about his tragic death. (I Tim 5:17).
Despite, Elijah Muhammad's words of wisdom, which can be
highlighted in the Book of Proverbs Chapter 1 (verses 20 thru 33,) Malcolm X,
however, FOOLISHLY, decided to go against his instructions, which lead to him
being suspended from the NOI, by making his infamous "a case of the
chickens coming home to roost” statement after being interviewed, which he said
later was misinterpreted by the press.
And, while, this historical moment will be debated forever,
Malcolm, with all of his political savvy, street smarts, and intellectual wit,
may have been accurate in his statement about JFK, as a form of poetic justice,
his decision to go against the WISE OLD MAN, who instructed him not to address
this issue, showed his lack of WISDOM at that time. Why? Because, The Messenger
knew the people loved this man, despite his politics. Plus, Malcolm didn't
allow the people, the nation, and the family, who were still in the state of
shock, in the state of mourning, to grieve during this period of extreme
sadness and sorrow.
The Book of Proverbs Chapter (2 verse 1-8) which is
Sub-Titled (The Value of Wisdom) states: 2 My son, if you receive my words, and
treasure my commands within you. So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and
apply your heart to understanding. Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and
lift up your voice for understanding. If you seek her as silver, and search for
her as for hidden treasures. Then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and
find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come
knowledge and understanding. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a
shield to those who walk uprightly. He guards the paths of justice, and
preserves the way of His saints. Then you will understand righteousness and
justice."
With this in mind, different yet the same, similar to
Malcolm, at the time of Kobe's death along with his daughter Gigi and those
other seven people, who died in the helicopter crash, some people acted,
reacted, and foolishly commented about the incident without regard to the
families feelings, instantly, which included: posts about conspiracy theories
involving Blood Sacrifices, illuminati connections, the death of Rick Foxx, a
cartoon predicting Bryant's death, a Freudian slip from MSNBC reporter Allison
Morris, who called the LA Lakers- the Los Angeles “Niggers,”jokes from comedian
Ari Shaff saying Bryant was a rapist, and inaccurate reporting from ABC News
correspondent, which led to his suspension after he erroneously reported on
Sunday that all four of Kobe Bryant's daughters were on the helicopter that
crashed.
Truly, this was not wise at all. For, the Book of Proverbs
(29:11) states: "A fool vents all his feelings. But, a wise man holds them
back."
Even the former Hot 97 SHOCK JOCK, Troi Torain, half of the
highly rated Star & Buc Wild morning team, who was suspended indefinitely
for mocking R&B star Aaliyah's death in 2001, showed a level of maturity by
showing respect to KOBE after the death of the "beloved" baller.
And, while, Bryant, like all of us, was a flawed individual,
as Romans 3:23 states: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of
God,"we, however, saw him evolve right before our eyes to be more than a
basketball player, who, un-like, Fox News Lauren Ingraham suggested should
"just shut up and dribble."
Matter of fact, Bryant's life after basketball might have
been more impressive than all of his on court accolades and championship rings.
Especially, with his special-bond and relationships with his daughters.
So, while, some may still try to judge the life of Kobe, as
the world continues to mourn his passing , the Book of Colossians 3:12-17,
which is entitled THE CHARACTER OF THE NEW MAN, states it perfectly:
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on
tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one
another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another;
even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put
on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your
hearts (bobbeethehater.blogspot.com)
