I spoke to a group of young wives and moms this week … that’s a little unusual for me in that I regularly speak to men’s groups and couples. But I learned that males and females both struggle with priorities … not the choices between good and bad … although we all wrestle with those issues … they rarely tax our taxonomy of more difficult choices categorized as good, better and best. So to get us thinking I presented them with a choice: “Do you go shopping all day with a girl friend who needs to talk and be encouraged … or stay home and do the laundry so your family has something to wear tomorrow?” Neither is a choice between good or evil … but there is an element of good, better, or best choice.
The ladies were chuckling and quickly assured me that they … unlike men … can multi task and that they could easily accomplish both these “good and better” tasks in the course of a day.
So much for my feeble attempt at a moral dilemma <smile>. You see my “blue brain” thinks like a man … we do one thing at a time! Multi tasking is drinking my iced tea while I am driving and listening to a CD … the real main task is driving … the tea and music simply enhances the experience! … anyway … I quickly added another ”choice” to my prioritizing scenario … “and prepare a nice meal for your family who has done fast food all week because of your kids’ hyperactive schedules.” That threw in a little more challenge.
After we discussed the factors and issues surrounding the choices … I presented what I like to call the “Pyramid of Priorities” … based on the ancient writings in the New Testament. We’ll share more of that later …
