Fight the Power!

Being taught something for our own good or being led the way we should go is often not well-received.  People often imply that those promoting such ideals are outdated or out of touch.  In other words, they’re suggesting that the delivery is boring or lame.  But this is just an attempt to discredit the messenger because it’s really not about the delivery.  It’s the message itself that these people disagree with.  Sometimes, when the delivery is to their liking, they’ll accept the delivery but still won’t think anything of the message itself.

People simply do not like being told what to do because they feel entitled.  They feel that there’s a conspiracy of control in the works.  They think it’s cool to be rebellious and “independent,” but who are they rebelling against?  They’re certainly not rebelling against the establishment – they’re conforming to it.  (So much for “independence.”)  What they fail to realize is that what they’re resisting is a message of hope and compassion – the very message that could free them from this corrosion of conformity in which they insist on living.

Matthew 11: 16-19