Zesty Louisiana Education Politics
Education Reform: Building Houses of Sand in Swamps
Posted on March 31, 2014
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One of first sermons I heard when I was younger that really “sunk in”, came from the book of Matthew. The Sermon was based on Matthew 7:26 from a section known as the House on the Rock.
26“Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand
27“The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell– and great was its fall.”
Growing up it always seemed like I was seeing people build houses upon sand that would easily be washed away with the first serious flood; people making plans that would be ruined or abandoned at the first sign of trouble. If you think back I’m sure you will think of some situations where you took the quickest, easiest and most available path and found yourself regretting it. I think I ended up with quite a few skinned knees this way myself, both literally and figuratively.
As we grow older we learn to spot these sandy spots for what they are, and avoid them . . . sometimes. Those beaches are really attractive . . . all covered in sun and sand and begging to be built upon. We tell ourselves that this time will be different. We seduce ourselves into thinking we are better, than everyone who has tried to build a castle in the sand before us. In the end, our failure is almost as inevitable as the fact some people will always be waiting and willing to take those chances, those risks, telling ourselves we are the smartest guys in the room.
Enron was a castle in the sand. An empire built by people who thought they were the smartest,
