So, yesterday, we were cruising through Wal-Mart picking up a couple things for the holiday. As we were walking out, this guy was walking in with a shirt that said, "I Lie to Girls". It actually caught us off-guard. We were not expecting that at all! I am not sure what was more shocking...that someone would actually be proud enough to wear that shirt or that our society is so upside down that someone wearing it would be accepted as normal. It can only be assumed that even if this guy lies to girls, his shirt was telling the truth. If you met him when he was wearing his shirt, at least you would know what you were getting into.
Is this really the state of our world that we are proud of our lies? We are proud of our failure to be people of integrity, honor, and virtue? Not only are we proud to be failures in our morality but we make it the subject of our jokes.
Have you ever heard the one about the man that is going to trade his wife in for a newer model when they get to 30 years of marriage? Or how about, "I think I'll keep her." Or how about when you joke about who's going to be your next wife/husband. "I think I just found my next ex-wife." Not sure who began to think that theses low-class, poor-grade jokes and one-liners were acceptable forms of humor. We make jokes at the expense of our marriages.
For some reason we have reasoned that jokes about marriage, divorce, cheating, and polygamy are fair game. It is socially acceptable to do so. However, it's not acceptable to make fun of mentally-challenged people. Why? Because mental retardation has affected so many people and it hits too close to home for too many. But, marriages for some reason are the butt of too many jokes. At the time they may seem funny but once you have walked that road that is subject of the joke, it's not funny any more. Jokes and crude humor about divorce or cheating doesn't sit well with us anymore.
By making jokes about our marriages, we cheapen and lessen the honor associated with married life. Married life is difficult without having to deal with others thinking that marriage is a joke and should be considered to be something to be avoided. We need to restore marriage back to its place of prominence in our society. We need to raise the standards of prospering marriages and let the world know that it not OK to make fun of my marriage. It's not OK to make cheating jokes.
The next time that you hear someone crack a joke or one-liner about the state of your marriage or their marriage, check them on it. Let them know that humor about what you hold precious is not allowed in your presence. It might offend them for a minute but you will be holding up the sanctity of marriage.
Josh and Serena
1 comment:
I like what you wrote. There was a time when I would have thought such a shirt was funny, but when God extracts you from that darkness, the lie of the humor evaporates. I feel the same way about movies that glorify cheating. I feel shame when those rungs are presented. In some ways it's a just consequence. In others, it breaks down that which is sacred.
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