Way back in the fall of October 2015, I posted a blog on sharpness. Now that we are approaching cooler weather as fall tries to overcome summer in 2018, I am reminded of the same theme. I said in 2015 that we stay sharp by our actions not our words. By our love not hatred. By our compassion not intolerance. By our thankfulness not regret. Three years later perhaps I need to amend my words to say that sharpness is a two-edged sword. Actions can go both ways with positive or negative results. We can choose to be intolerant to another perhaps easier than being compassionate.
By definition, to be sharp means, to have an edge able to cut. Do we cut away the fat and keep the good meat or do we just slash out with no regard for our actions? Sharpness is the quality or state of being sharp. Is our degree of sharpness bordering on becoming a real “A Hole”? Sharpness should be a quality within our traits that separate us from animals and defines humanity. But, are we sharp with our tongue to cut into another with verbal abuse? In these days of instantaneous opinions based on assumptions, is there still a chance to be sharp in a positive way? I believe that if we choose the dark side, we will be found out in due course. In my opinion, there is a day of reckoning for us all. No matter how much we think we can hide, our true selves will be found sooner or later.
“God’s word is living, active, and sharper than any two-edged sword….No creature is hidden from it, but rather everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of the one to whom we have to give an answer.” (Hebrews 4:12-13)
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