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I had a professor last semester that got me quite paranoid about many things in our environment.
Now a quote from an MSNBC article on the perils of antibacterial soap, the quote that got me to writing now:
"Ironically, the very people who believe that frequent hand-washing with antibacterials will ward off disease are most likely to get caught up in the vicious cycle, the experts said.
'When I ask patients [with eczema] how often they wash their hands, they say 20 to 25 times a day,” Baugh said. “They think they are being good citizens by washing frequently. But you can over do a good thing.'"
Where's the correlation? What else does this make you think about?
As for me, I see a Christian, washing his or her hands over and over again, trying to wash away what can never be washed away by human means.
I see a man who tries to live a good life but can't figure out why he's not enjoying it.
I see a woman who tries to keep her boyfriend or husband constantly happy but can't figure out why she feels like dirt.
I see a teenager who thinks being good is what gets him or her into heaven.
I see myself, thinking that what I know and what I do matter more than who I know and what He does.