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Home | Religion & Spirituality The rift between these two professors increases until Dr. Carlisle accepts the invitation to visit Dr. Anderson at his home. There he is introduced to a time travel machine and is finally talked into trying it. He is transported from 1890 to the early 2000's for a few shocking days of seeing what society is like when morality is taught without theology. The experience compels Dr. Carlisle to rewrite his manuscript. When asked what is wrong with society, Alexander Solzhenitsyn answered, "It has forgotten God." In other words, emphasis on kindness and love and morality is not enough. It only takes one generation to forget why they are acting that way at all. Daniel Boorstin stated, "Trying to plan for the future (conduct) without a sense of the past (foundation of conduct) is like trying to plant cut flowers." George MacDonald put it another way. "No teacher (including story writers) should strive to make men think as he thinks, but to lead them to the living Truth, to the Master himself, of whom alone they can learn anything." To illustrate this, consider an elementary school in the western US that prides itself on teaching character. In fact, the primary character qualities are written in mosaic tile at the entrance, qualities such as honest, diligence, and no put-downs. Daily the fifth grade students recite this in unison: "I am wonderful; I am important; I am worthwhile; I make a difference; I am smart; I care about myself; I smile a lot; I am brave; I am successful; I am confident; I am strong inside; I can say No; I keep trying; I am a precious worthwhile mistake-making person." This is a public school so, of course, God is left out. What does this list mean without Christ at the foundation? Will reciting it daily convince a student it is true? Now add the Person of Jesus Christ. 'In Christ I can make a difference. In Christ I am precious to God. In Christ I have strength to continue.' See the difference? Teaching character without God is similar to the story of seven tailors who wove the invisible clothes for the king. Only the wise saw the clothes so no one would admit they didn't. On the day of the presentation, everyone spoke of the magnificent wardrobe until a small boy yelled, "The king is naked." So character without God is naked of the foundation on which it must stand. When that foundation is removed, it can do nothing but collapse for the next generation will say, "Why should we act that way?" There is no reason. Morality is naked. And indeed, apart from God, it is. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
Character stories, when read with this view in mind, can help guide younger generations to the true Source of character. You can help by reading (or pointing out) these free character building stories to youth you love.
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