If You Could Eliminate One Thing...
By J.N.R Dutton
@jnrdutton (3320)
United States
October 26, 2023 12:07am CST
Earlier I read elsewhere, "if you could eliminate one thing from the world,what would it be" and my answer was, wickedness. I would love for everything to be sunshine,roses, and unicorn kisses.
Sadly, given the fallen nature of humanity, wickedness rears it's ugly head quite often. We've seen it going as far back as Cain slaying Abel, etc.
I don't want to write a novel length post here, but how would you answer the question presented?
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@AmbiePam (97950)
• United States
26 Oct 23
I think wickedness would be my choice too, but if I picked something different from you, I would say all forms of dementia. I still clearly remember when my 46 year old mother was diagnosed with dementia, and her almost nine year battle with it. So while I’d prefer all sin and wickedness be gone, I’d selfishly want to put that up there too.
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@AmbiePam (97950)
• United States
26 Oct 23
@jnrdutton Thank you, I appreciate it.
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@jnrdutton (3320)
• United States
26 Oct 23
@AmbiePam dementia is rough on anyone at any age, but 46 is pretty early to be diagnosed with it, I'm sorry for your mother.
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@MarieCoyle (43635)
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26 Oct 23
You are so right, Judy.
I often think about the line from the movie, Gone With The Wind--when Ashley Wilkes said his quote on war, right before the Civil War started.
''Most of the miseries of the world were caused by wars. And when the wars were over, no one ever knew what they were about.''
From just a movie line, he pretty much summed it up. The miseries of war stay with us forever. They alter our world, and in the end, accomplish nothing.
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@1creekgirl (43502)
• United States
26 Oct 23
I wish we could eliminate sin. But that's part of who we are and only faith in Jesus Christ can help us overcome sin.
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@jnrdutton (3320)
• United States
26 Oct 23
Very true @1creekgirl, everyone needs Jesus.
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@LindaOHio (188220)
• United States
26 Oct 23
I would agree with you. The world is in a sorry state. Another thing I would eliminate would be polluters. Soon we won't be able to live on this planet if we keep polluting it.
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@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
30 Oct 23
I would eliminate greed. I think that would prevent a lot of misery be it on a personal or even global scale.
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@MarieCoyle (43635)
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26 Oct 23
There are a lot of things I would eliminate if I had the money and power to do so. War, hate, racism, neglect, abuse...I could go on and on, but that's enough. It's best to try to remain positive and optimistic, and keep hope alive, no matter what. We owe that to our children, at least, I think I do.
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@jnrdutton (3320)
• United States
26 Oct 23
@MarieCoyle that's a great and healthy way to be. You make a good point.
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@MarieCoyle (43635)
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26 Oct 23
@jnrdutton
Life is hard enough without being negative about everything. What kind of a future and we hope for our children to have, if we can't remain as positive as possible? If we teach them all negativity, that's what we will have--a negative child that turns in to a negative, probably angry, adult. I don't pretend to know everything, I only know what works for me.
If we don't have hope, we don't have anything at all to give to them.
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@RebeccasFarm (94527)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Oct 23
I could agree with you wickedness...there are wicked snakes around this way I'd like to see disappear.
I would also banish ill health.
