“Do what feels good.” This phrase has been used to advertise products or promote a lifestyle based on pleasure seeking. This exact statement may not be prevalent in these words as much now as it was in the not-distant past, but the underlying philosophy remains.
It’s a worldly counterfeit to an eternal truth.
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Paul the Apostle wrote, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23) and so looking to commandment keeping as a savior is a vain exercise. The prophet Nephi would add, “no unclean thing can dwell with God; wherefore, ye must be cast off forever” (1 Nephi 10:21). So in a sense, all who are capable of committing sin have a terminal illness.
The good news of the gospel is that this terminal illness has a known cure.
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Innocence is a trait or condition that we typically associate with babies and very young children. Newborns have a distinct scent unlike anything else in the world that I’ve experienced. It wears off over time, so I call it the smell of innocence. Because don’t we (usually gradually) lose our innocence eventually?
What if someone told you that you could reclaim your innocence? Would you believe that person?
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Today’s post is probably more direct than the tack I usually take with interpretation posts. Perhaps ironically, it will follow the flow of my thoughts somewhat, so here we go.
One of the great lessons we live life to learn is to place those things that are eternal in priority over those that are transitory. The temptation to fix our attention on and trust in things that give more immediate, tangible rewards can be strong—even irresistible.
The Weekly Parable 