The big one- sin!

Having just seen a photo of shoppers in America pushing and trampling to get bargains in a pre-Christmas sale, it's just got to be done.
I'm going to talk about sin.

The funny thing is that everyone knows what sin looks like, but nobody wants to talk about it.

I heard a definition of sin as "I in the middle" which I think sums it up well.
Sin is when what I want is more important than what you want, when doing things my way becomes a number 1 priority.
When I become the star of my own show and think that everything in life revolves, or should revolve, round me, that is when people get hurt.
A murderer thinks that their own pleasure in killing takes precedence over the right to life of another human being.
A thief justifies their crime by citing their needs and desires.
A person trampling another to get to a bargain, is shouting aloud that they consider their needs as more important than anyone else's.

We all recognise sin when we see it and we are all affected by it.

Why are insurance premiums climbing all the time? Because individuals exploit the system and make false claims. Each bogus claim is putting the financial desires of one person before the needs of a greater group of people. And we all pay.

Sin affects the amount of tax we pay- hugely!  Would our national budget be in such a state if we didn't have to pay to keep people in prison? If there was no sin, would we need a police force or an army? If there was no violence, hospital Accident and Emergency rooms would be empty on a Saturday night. The list goes on.

So the question is, why, when it has such an effect on our lives, are we so anxious to avoid mentioning it. It must be the number 1 of all unpopular words. Why is sin the elephant in the room?

That is a question I will leave you mulling over. I'll tackle it tomorrow.