A
man said to the Gadfly, “I have heard you say things that are not in the Bible.
You had better watch yourself, lest you stumble and fall.”
The
Gadfly said, “There once was a man who was very careful wherever he went, lest
he stumble and fall. He spent his whole life looking at his own feet, in order
not to stumble over anything. From the dawn of his religious understanding until
the day he died, he lived his life never having seen a bird fly. Nor did he
ever know the beauty of the heavens above.”
The
man asked, “What are you saying? You talk as if there is something to see
besides Jesus. But only Jesus shows us the truth.”
The
Gadfly said, “What I am saying is, if Jesus points the way to a star, don’t
stand around looking at your feet. Look up to the star.”
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