(i may have spelled that wrong) Today one of the sargeants at the police dept had me proofread her paper. She is taking an ethics class. The paper was based on a story from Plato’s Republic called the Ring of Gyges. The short version of the story is that it is a story comparable to the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. (leaving out major details that were not in her paper) This guy apparently finds a ring on the finger of a slain horseman. When he takes the ring, he finds that it gives him the powers of invisibility. The idea of her paper was to say what Aristotle, Kant, and John Mills would do with the ring. And also to say what she would do with it. According to her paper, Aristotle disposed of it, Kant destroyed it, and John Mills used it for good purposes. She said she would use it but could not say that she would have such benevolent purposes in mind. She believes she would cave to temptation and use it to pursue personal gains.

My question is what would “you” do with that ring? I like to think, since I am a Christian, I would destroy the ring and thus rid myself of temptation and prevent future moral dilemma for others. But, when “the rubber hits the road” would I really destroy it? Would I seek to get rid of it as quickly and easily as possibly, just disposing of it? Or, for whatever reason, would I use the ring? If I used it, I would like to think I would use it to benefit others. Not for personal gain. But, while thinking about this, it did occur to me, Christ did not use a ring of invisibility to strengthen or further His mission. So, I can not say, I would use it for Christian purposes. And, what if for some reason, I was forced to use it, or blackmailed into using it? Could I resist the blackmail or would I cave?

I can honestly say, there is nothing I can think of that, right now, would make me long for such a ring for personal gain. Or any other use. I just pray that if I possessed an item like that, that my motives would remain clean and Christian. I pray that I would consider what Christ would do with it and get rid of it somehow.

Anyone else……………….?

As far as my accountability this week……………..It has not been that great since Monday. The city does not want us blogging from work, which is fine. I have no problem with that, but I found myself falling into lack of follow through or motivation or whatever because I was not posting. So, I will get back to making more of an effort to post what I am doing, daily, as well as other thoughts and whatever. I have gotten a few things done but, at the moment, I plan on working hard this weekend. Oh well.

Good night and God bless all