Intriguing thought about Narnia

My relatives, my family & I watched the DVD ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe’ at Uncle Robert’s house this evening, after our Chinese New Year visitations.

Most of us have watched it before at the cinemas, though some have not watched it before. But for me, watching it for the second time brought further thoughts of insight into my mind.

It made quite an impression in my mind, when the eldest brother & sister refused to believe that their youngest sister Lucy has gone into this snowing land called Narnia. When the professor heard them saying to him that it’s just not logical, he was surprised & asked the two elder siblings, “What have your teachers been teaching you these days?” They asked in reply, “You mean… we should believe her?” And the professor replied, “Of course you should! She’s your sister!”

This conversation stirred in my mind, as I began to ponder about how growing up in such a modern & developed ‘urban jungle’ can so influence our thinking & criteria about how to believe things.

Seriously, what has our parents, teachers & peers been ‘teaching’ us? There seems to be more focus & worry about world happenings & striving to become the ‘cream of the crop’ in whatever you do, until we grow up forgetting or becoming unwilling to believe what we do not know & / or do not see.

So many things have to be proven as logical, before Man will take the step to ponder about it. Notice, I said ‘ponder’, not accept what has been shared. Thinking about it, it sure takes a lot to convince people about something nowadays. They want proof… they want to see how it benefits them… they want to know what are the consequences… they want to guess how others would think of them, etc. Why is it so difficult to trust someone, even when he or she is someone close to you? Why has there become such a spirit of suspicion among almost everyone? Why so much worry about ‘what’s in it for me’ kind of mindset?

I hope I’m not being judgmental here, but I personally find this especially difficult for those who are very smart & intellectual… or with high IQ. Sometimes it seems like the smarter we are, the more difficult it is to trust someone or believe something. Not that thinking twice & making thoughtful wise decisions is bad, but I’m referring to how suspicious our hearts can be, when we think & worry too much about people’s intentions, motives & our self-perceptions on the possible consequences if we choose to believe.

Perhaps it could also be an issue of pride or excessive self-confidence, thinking that just because we are older, more experienced or more intelligent…. Means we know better. Sometimes not so… if our heart is not humble & open, how can we really learn from others & how can we hear God’s prompting whispers?