Have you ever gotten a “paper cut”? They really hurt! It’s hard to believe a little sheet of paper
3 thousandths of an inch thick can do such damage. Well, a while back, I was typing at my
computer, but I was distracted by a tiny piece of bacon stuck between my
teeth. I should have stopped typing and
gotten some dental floss, but the ideas were flowing and didn’t want the
interruption. I tried to work it free
with my tongue, but it wouldn’t budge. I
tried to suck it free with air, but that little piece of bacon was stubborn. So, I picked up a piece of paper lying on my
desk. It was junk mail from an insurance
company trying to get my business. So, I
used it to get that annoying piece of bacon free. After two tries, the bacon popped out, but I
got a paper cut on my gum. I wonder if
the paper cut would be covered by the insurance agent’s business
insurance. After all, it was kind of his
fault. Kind of ... That funny story reminds me that it is easy
to blame other people for my mistakes. I
Peter 3:9, “Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but
contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should
inherit a blessing.” Hey, the paper cut isn’t
the fault of the paper (or the company that sent it to me): the paper cut was my
careless move! Next time I’ll think
first. Well, maybe …
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