It has been said many a time that the choices we make today will determine our tomorrow. That is a very true statement and applies to what we do here in th Active Rain community as well.
Why did I decide to blog on a topic well known already? It is because of what I was reading yesterday. In my devotional yesterday, this was the topic. Yes, I try to start my day with a devotional, reading a small section of the Bible and then spending some time in prayer. That is who I am, and I am not trying to push religion here, but I need to inform you how i recevied this information. And it is very interesting stuff!
Leaving the Bible verses out of the blog here, I wanted to share what I learned from my devotion that was really interesting to say the least. The devotional I got this from, just so the source is named, is Our Daily Bread, which is integrated into my Bible software, which makes it easy for me to "get into". I know, you want the information, so here it is...
What is interesting in this is that it highlights what happens when we are faced with choices and and it shows what happens when we do the right thing, and what happens when we do the wrong thing. Many of you know, most of you should know, the name John Wilkes Booth. In 1865, he assassinated Abraham Lincoln, then President of the United States. The interesting part is that most of you were like me and didn't know about his brother, Edwin Booth.
Edwin was actually a well-known actor at the time. What you may not know is that shortly before his brother killed the President, Edwin was waiting at a Jersey City train station when he saw someone slip and fall from the platform. Edwin quickly grabbed the man's collar and pulled him to safety, preventing serious injury and possibly death. What is extremely ironic is that the person Edwin saved was none other than Abraham Lincoln's son Robert, who was a soldier in the Civil War.
What a true tale of two brothers who faced the same choice. They had the choice of saving a life or taking it. How ironic that the same man who saved Lincoln's son had a brother that would soon kill the President.
Amazing story, and what a way to highlight the effects of the choices we make, and the irony that fills our lives and those around us.
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Wow...I never knew that? Is that really true? If so it is a great example of power of choice and the irony of life.
Here in NH we had a very sad situation happen as young police officer Michael Briggs, was recently killed in the line of duty. He left behind a wife and two young sons.
They caught his (alleged) killer and just recently extradited him back to NH to stand trail.
By all accounts this young police officer was an extraordinary kind and compassionate human being.
A few years ago while he was on duty he was the first officer to arrive at a shooting scene. He had training in first aid and was able to administer the necessary first aid to the shooting victim which helped to save his life.
That was in 2003 ... fast forward to 2006 and that very same shooting victim who the young police officer so heroically helped to save now stands accused of capital murder charges for killing him. Imagine saving the life of someone who years later would take yours?? Talk about ironic and choices!