There is a misconception in society that what you see is what you get- I think that is mistaken concept, Nothing happens in a vacuum. If "Michael" gets thrown out of a dinner party by his arch-enemy , "Mike", due to a misunderstanding in invitations, it's not an isolated incident. Micheal's reaction to this insult-he complains to the Chief of Police, this then becomes the catalyst for the entire downfall of a family. In the bible if Joseph's brothers sell him to slavery , it's because 20 years down the line he will be the prime minister of Egypt and have the political power to take care of his family during a famine. There are many incidents in history and in our own personally lives that we don’t give someone the benefit of the doubt , but when we find out the truth, we are embarrassed.
How many stories have you read of people who missed being killed in the World Trade Center disaster because of some strange argument with their spouse/child or strange delay that morning? I personally know of a young man who was working in the WTC as an accountant and decided September 1st to quit his job and become a teacher, his parents thought he was crazy but when September 11th rolled around they realized that his decision caused him to saved.
As parents and mentors it is our responsibility not to judge at first view but use our god given gifts of analysis until we discover the reason. Maybe your child is hungry so he is misbehaving; maybe the lady talking to you with slurred language isn't drunk but is going into diabetic shock, or has cerebral palsy.
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