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Originally Posted by NotforSale
I agree and disagree with your view on this. Yes, we are responsible to care for these little people in our lives, but tragedy can fall upon the best of us.
I think we need to hear a little more about the story before drawing any harsh conclusions. I do know this; some people have a hard time remembering certain things, especially if they are weary or are on some type of medication.
From what others said in the video, this Pastor seemed to be a good man. At this point, the story is vague.
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If it is as it seems at face value, I stand by what I posted. It's a tragedy when you have an accident and your child loses its life in the accident. It's a tragedy when a mother rolls over on her baby. It's a tragedy when your child runs out in front of a car. It's tragedy when you take your eyes off your child for the tiniest moment and someone kidnaps them.
It is completely irresponsible to leave/forget them in a car. Call me hard all you want. If it were me, I'd say the same thing. It would be completely irresponsible of me to do that and I would deserve what came my way.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Smith
Wow.....can't believe what I'm reading here. How easy it is for you to bark, but how devastating it would be for you to fail greatly. I guess that's not possible for you. If indeed this man truly forgot, and I would think he did, how could anyone do anything except grieve for him? How could we throw stones at him? I don't understand that.
We know of a lady here in town who experienced this years ago and has nearly, literally, lost her mind. You gonna yell at her too and insinuate that she cared for her child no more than she cared for ice cream??? Wow.
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It would be devastating for me to fail greatly and it is quite possible. I would disappoint many people especially my family. That alone is an incentive to not to cross certain boundaries. I don't intend to play the part of perfection. In fact, my kids know all to well that Dad is NOT perfect. However, I do intend, God being my helper, to be their hero when it comes to fidelity to their Mother, the church I am privileged to pastor, and the community I am honored to serve. People need SOMEONE to look up to. HONOR and integrity need to be modeled somewhere. There are far more who are better at it than I, which I readily admit. But I still have a bullseye on the target and refuse to offer excuses as to why I didn't put a better effort on hitting it.
Until a person accepts personal responsibility for their actions, they can NEVER be what they or God wants them to be. They will only be a victim and victims have ZERO power over their circumstances. Victors, on the other hand, recognize they are broken, admit it, ask for help, listen to their helpers, do things differently and even when they fall, get back up again. A just man falls 7 times but rises up again.
I am the chief cheerleader for those who have fallen. I am also the chief critic when it comes to telling the truth in love as to why they've fallen. Leave one of those out and it's a "tragedy!"
