Unfortunately, I remember the
“James Bond” movies in which, James, the suave, sophisticated Englishman – the
unrelenting agent, 007 -- employed by the British Intelligent services ran
about the world tracking down the “bad guys” with no one to answer to but
himself; for you see, James had a “license to kill.”
Think about it: a “license to kill” and no one
to answer to but oneself!
In today’s real world – not the
phony (and filthy) make-believe world of Hollywood – there is, nonetheless, a
real “license to kill” in the form of advice given to a son by his father, or
mother, for that matter, to her daughter, with these two words: “be
careful.”
What is the connection between a
“license to kill” and the words “be careful”?
Let us say that the boy in question is “dating” a girl (a boy should not
“date” a girl, he should properly court her), and let us say the father gives
his son that “license to kill” in the form of those devastating words: be
careful. What is he telling his
son? He is telling his son, or at least
giving the impression, that he expects or at least thinks that his son will be
having illicit relations with the girl in question. Further, he is telling his son, or at least
implying that it is okay for him to have those illicit relations with the girl
in question. He is also telling his son
that he must take “precautions” when having those illicit relations with the
girl in question.
Here is the “license to kill”: if
you do get her pregnant, then you have to “take care of things,” translated,
get an abortion.
It would extremely rare in the
above scenario to think that the father would suggest to his son and his
“girlfriend” that they have and keep the baby or at least have the baby and
give up the baby for adoption. I say
this because in today’s mindset, this whole “adventure” once looked upon as
being out of the realm of normalcy or plainly immoral and something to be
ashamed of, is now looked at from a standpoint that is completely alien to what
has been ordained by God in the first place.
Consider the nearly complete loss
of the sense of sin and guilt that once held those passions in check with the
fear of the Lord along with eternal damnation for those unrepentant of their
actions. This, is, in effect, another
example of the ongoing culture of death that so plagues our society these
days.
Now I know that there are those who
would, at the very least, call me a prude, so be it but the fact remains, there
is a culture of death fostered by such a father as given in the above
example. How sad, for it is the job of
the father and mother to instill in their offspring, some semblance of moral,
as well as spiritual guidance that would tell their children that to act in
such a fashion is not only detrimental to their immortal souls, but also to
society in general.
The “live and let live” philosophy
so prevalent, is, by its very nature, contrary to all restraint of our
concupiscence as directed by the Ten Commandments – not the ten suggestions --
as well as the moral and natural law engraved upon men’s hearts from the time
of their conception in the womb by the Author of life.
In the end, it is all about
authority: the “I will not submit” attitude is the same as Lucifer’s cry: “I
will not serve.” The former Angel of
Light became the Prince of Darkness and the prince of the world.
How can you or I change this
“license to kill” attitude so ingrained in our mindsets? I answer: one person (one soul) at a
time. Pray!
E. De Lalla
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