Relativity

It is amazing the power of relativism. I went for a run when the wind chill was 22 below zero this morning. I did one 9 minute lap of the neighborhood and decided I would wait till later. Like summer. It was supposed to go up to fifteen below zero later in the day. Maybe I would venture out then.

I was able to run comfortably in -15 wind chill. It is supposed to go up to ten degrees later in the week. I am looking forward to this incredible bonanza of warmth. I laugh when I read of my fellow Charlotteans complaining about 9 degrees. I would pluck out my eyelashes for 9 degrees here in NY where I am caring for my recuperating Mom.

Speaking of my mom, she is recovering well, but not fully independent yet. However, compared to what she was able to do for herself following her major surgery even two days ago to what she could do this morning is a miracle. Today, putting on her sock by herself was met with cheers. Before the surgery, no one gave the ability to put on a sock a moment's notice.

This is why God brings sadness, evil, pain, and struggle, in my opinion. Without something to compare it to, joy doesn't have quite the same punch. Good would not be recognized without bad. If all is good, do we really recognize good? And if there is no choice for anything but good, is it really a choice? Without death, does one appreciate life?  If one had not lost the ability to put on a sock, would one ever recognize the utter delight of putting on a sock?

Just some things to ponder when huddling inside during 22 degrees below zero days.

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Isaiah 45:7 

I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things.