I'm A Fool

Recently, I've been getting a lot of parking tickets. In the past three weeks, I think I have received at least 6 tickets! That's $120 of wasted money! I'm usually a rather conservative and risk adverse person, but when it comes to parking, I'm a complete gambler.

I am so cavalier that I would park illegally and gamble that the parking officer will likely not be doing the rounds. What's worse is that I know the odds are against me. Think about it, downtown Toronto on a Friday night, or a Saturday/Sunday afternoon- what are the chances that the parking officer will be patrolling?! Yet, I roll the dice and gamble.

In this past Sunday school class lead by RE, we discussed some verses in Proverbs talking about foolishness. The first question he asked us was "What is a fool?". We got into small groups and brainstormed. One of the definitions of a fool is someone who does not learn from his mistakes.

For those who were in that Sunday class, I just want to let you know that I am a fool and I'm the one that RE was talking about that you should avoid because it's: "Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly"-- Proverbs 17:12

I am a fool because I don't learn from my mistakes. I've been burned 6 times in the past 3 weeks for parking illegally and yet I continue to do it. Count them, that's 6 times!! What's worse is that my friend CH keeps telling me to park somewhere else or to periodically pay the parking meter. Do I listen? No, a fool only listens to himself.

Today, my Mom attended a mission meeting at her church. She reminded me that $10 can make a huge difference to someone's life in the 3rd world and here I am donating money unnecessarily to the Municipal Parking Authority.

My previous blog talked about suffering. Well, here's my opportunity to "suffer" for Christ. I will now wake up a little earlier so that I can get downtown a little earlier to park my car in the garage at my apartment, and walk over to church. This way, I know I will not be ticketed. The money I save, I will donate. That's my pledge. It's not only a pledge to the needy, but also a pledge that I will not be a fool anymore!