Is this stupid or what ?

Lately I heard and read some stupid comments and I just want to quote the Bible (paraphrase) : If you don't open your mouth, nobody would know you are a fool.

Sometimes it's more than a case of putting one's foot in the mouth. All of us at some time or rather have said something which we wish we hadn't... but there are some stupid things said recently which really boggles the intellect!!!

I can't for the life of me see how celebrating Valentine's Day can result in our country's spike in teenage pregnancies and the dumping of babies ? Are all babies born to teens conceived on Valentine's Day ? And are the babies dumped conceived on Valentine's Day ? So I gather from what I learn in Biology decades ago , that November must be a horrific month where babies are found in toilets, garbage bins etc ???? Blaming Valentine's Day as a cause of various social ills is just an easy way out to solve the moral disintegration of the society. We are not getting to the root of the matter if we accuse Valentine's Day as the cause of this tear in the moral values. You can ban or wipe out Valentine's Day off planet earth but teenage pregnancies and dumping babies won't go away. So get real...

And since when have Christians use Valentine's Day as an occasion to indulge in our tradition of immorality, discoing and couples meeting in private ? What an insult !!! Just for the record, as a Christian for well over many decades, I have never engaged in immoral acts during Valentine's Day. By the way, please wake up …..disco is out of fashion now and just to highlight, discoing was never our Christian tradition as I never heard of the 12 apostles doing it. I am very sure John Travolta was not mentioned in our Bible. Lastly, in true Christian tradition, couples (married or unmarried ) are required to accord the deepest respect for each other whether in public or private.
I rest my case !

I also read a comment on the internet that Chinese should stop giving angpow during Chinese New Year coz this practice is the root of bribery/corruption. On top of that this fella has the nerve to say that giving angpow is teaching our kids bribery from a young age. AARGH. God help us. Whatever is happening to human reasoning ? Is the fella's mind so shallow ? Does he not know that throughout history man has a way of perverting good things ? Does he not know that there is nothing inherently wrong with giving angpow ? For eg. I give angpow to my parents to show I love them and appreciate them. So if other people pervert the practice for their own selfish gain, it does not mean that we have to ban this practice altogether. Have we forgotten the good of the practice ?


If Malaysians have such narrow and shallow mindsets , how are we going to develop the nation ? I hope this is just the minority. We all need to look deeper if we are sincere in wanting to solve the social ills of this nation. Saying stupid things does not help. It aggravates the situation and creates rifts in the society which invariably become hard to mend as feelings are hurt. May God forgive us for our foolishness and may He grant us wisdom so that the words we speak may ring of His heavenly wisdom.