Funny to see people back home in America making a partisan issue of masks, especially given that here in southeast Asia masks have always been fairly commonly in use. They are worn to protect from harmful elements in their air, especially when driving a motorbike (which is the most common form of transport here). People tend to wear them when they get sick with a cold or flu in order to avoid transmitting the illness to others. It is 'the thing to do' in a polite society. Most people don't need to go out and buy the mask especially for covid. They already have the mask. It is certainly not considered a great imposition to have to wear a mask, for they are in the first place for one's own protection and for the protection of others.
Do Americans simply have nothing better to do than to assign political meaning to something as mundane as a mask? I happened to see a photo on Facebook showing a man, a woman, and a child together holding a sign that said "TAKE YOUR MASK OFF BECAUSE GOD'S GOT YOU COVERED!" Really? How about taking your seatbelt off too, then? And your bike helmet. And get rid of your child's car seat. And don't bother stopping for traffic lights. Throw away that sunblock. And so on, ad infinitum.
Well, consider Luke 4:9-12:
The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here. For it is written:
"He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully. They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone."
Jesus answered, "It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
Do Americans simply have nothing better to do than to assign political meaning to something as mundane as a mask? I happened to see a photo on Facebook showing a man, a woman, and a child together holding a sign that said "TAKE YOUR MASK OFF BECAUSE GOD'S GOT YOU COVERED!" Really? How about taking your seatbelt off too, then? And your bike helmet. And get rid of your child's car seat. And don't bother stopping for traffic lights. Throw away that sunblock. And so on, ad infinitum.
Well, consider Luke 4:9-12:
The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here. For it is written:
"He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully. They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone."
Jesus answered, "It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"
2 comments:
I find it interesting that people feel that mask infringe upon their freedoms but don't make a fuss about wearing a shirt and shoes in a restaurant when required.
MB--Exactly. I wonder if Americans have any idea how foolish they are looking in the eyes of much of the world. Of course, it is not all Americans. It is the few, the loud nitwits protesting for their right to infect others, toting automatic rifles around capital buildings. Our great country used to be admired and envied by the people of Indonesia. Now they shake their heads and either sigh or laugh.
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