RE: Literal and Not Literal
August 30, 2019 at 1:25 pm
(This post was last modified: August 30, 2019 at 1:26 pm by EgoDeath.)
(August 30, 2019 at 12:21 pm)Acrobat Wrote: If it was about crossing the street, I probably would instruct her to look both ways before doing so.
If it's about love, or being Good, or living a meaningful life, than models seem best.
So, sometimes careful, exact instructions are needed? And even superior?
And also, does the importance of being a role model as a parent minimize the importance of direct instructions? Or vice versa? Certainly, an ideal parent would utilize both, correct? Granted, in some scenarios, a role model without direct instruction will still suffice. And less so with the opposite, i.e. direct advice without the role model, a la Do As I Say Not As I Do. But still, that doesn't rectify your blanket statement that showing is always better than telling.
Certainly, the superior parent would be a good role model who also gives clear, concise instructions on how to live.
That being said, who exactly is the role model we're supposed to be following in the Bible... Jesus?
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
