Mr. Tough Guy

This guy enters the maternity ward with his wife.

He turns to the nurses and warns them that the baby better be a boy, or else he will destroy the hospital!

Ten minutes later a nurse walks out shivering: “Umm… Umm… your wife…. Had a beautiful……. girl……..”

BAM! SMASH! Within five minutes the waiting room looks like it has been hit by a hurricane scoring 8 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Suddenly a doctor runs out and says, “We made a mistake; it’s a boy!”

“Ah!” The guy smiles, “I told my wife you can only get your way with violence…”

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Brother against brother.

The younger brother Joseph sits on the Egyptian throne, while the older brother Judah is a native who came down to Egypt to bring some food for his starving family.

Fast-forwarding the story, we find ourselves in the palace.

There is tough talk happening; threats are being thrown around. And Joseph is not the one talking. Strangely enough, it’s Judah who is acting like the big shot.

“If you insist on taking Benjamin as prisoner, I will destroy Egypt, kill every living being, and you will be the first order of business!”

Yo! Relax, kid! You’re talking to the second-most powerful man in the world. I know he wants to kidnap your brother, but hey, where is some diplomacy? And you’ve got to learn to calm your temper – it isn’t good for the blood pressure!

Besides, instead of one man down, you’re now putting all the brothers in jeopardy! How would your father handle that?

What was Judah thinking?

Answer is that he wasn’t!

All Judah knew was that he had promised his father Jacob to bring back Benjamin alive and well. He had guaranteed that this Jewish child would come home. And now someone planned on ruining the deal.

Cries Judah : I don’t care who it is, and why. I promised my father! Whatever it takes!

Yes, diplomacy is often a better choice; however, there comes a time when we must cast it aside and scream: Enough is enough!

Terrorism in the Holy-Land.

Genocide in Darfur.

Murder in Ethiopia.

Destruction of morality the world over.

Diplomacy is not the solution. You are.