Rigidity

Atheist: according to your bible, the earth might have been created by God around 10 thousand years ago. But today scientists have unearthed bones which are few million years old. Don’t you think what is in the bible is nothing but an elaborated story?

Priest:  Yes, God created the earth only 10 thousand years ago and at that time he also buried bones which are million years old in order to confuse people like you.

And Tony Demello makes an observation at the end of this story, “When a reality clash with rigidity, the loser is the reality”.

Being stubborn and rigid has its own advantages. You can answer any question without using much of brain cells and nothing will confuse you in interpreting the life and history, it will free you from all kinds of stress and tension. It is the people who live with you will suffer from blood pressure and loss of sleep. Rigidity also gives certainty. Without any qualm of conscience, you can do anything and justify it effortlessly. And when too much of confusion is in the world and people are clueless about what to do, you will emerge as a natural leader.

And it has only few minor disadvantages. Since you can see things only in black and white, your life will be colorless and dull. When you see people living life to its fullness, you will unconsciously burn with jealousy but consciously will be busy condemning them. You will become the source of division and destruction eventually. Anger will be your dominant emotion; you will live like an angry young man and die as a frustrated old man.