Black and White

There is nothing perfect in this world that is black and white, with the exception of the cookie. Everything is in shades of gray. With that in mind, I read three things today that kind of bothered me:

1. Pat Robertson's admission God talked to him during a prayer session and said a horrific terrorist attack will take place this year on American Soil.

2. Max Mayfield, former Director of the National Hurricane Center, predicted "The Big One" is going to hit. He claims it will make Hurricane Katrina look like small. He didn't say when it will hit, but he said it will.

3. Nick Saban takes the University of Alabama job after months of saying he has no interest.

First of all, Pat Robertson's name hasn't been in the main stream news recently, so I will chalk this story up on him missing seeing his name somewhere other than his own network. Suppose 07 goes by and this prediction doesn't come true, what shall we make it it? Did God give him the wrong information? Did he misinterpret the information God gave him? Next time Robertson says he heard from God during a prayer session, he might leave things a little open. The last Man who said he heard from God was Reggie White and God told Reggie to sign with the Green Bay Packers to win a championship.

Second, Max Mayfield, a respected and revered leader when it comes to Hurricane's retired from his post as Director of the National Hurricane Center. Mayfield, 58, was burned out from the position. He is afraid of the big one hitting and instead of claiming it will hit in a year, 2 or 5, he just said, in his opinion it will hit and we are not prepared. He stated, construction along coastlines aren't to where they should be and most people don't have an escape plan. This past Hurricane Season, I was definitely more prepared than ever. This coming Hurricane Season, my preparations will include an escape plan too.

Third, Nick Saban, a respected college football coach, wanted to give a try in the NFL. After 2 mediocre seasons with the Miami Dolphins, he gave it up to take the head coach job at Alabama. The Press and fans were all over Saban for first denying interest in the 'Bama job only to wind up taking it. One Talking Head even criticized Saban for not practicing what he preaches (Telling his team to put it all on the line on field.) I don't blame Saban for leaving Miami. It was a no win situation for him. If he would have said he was interested in another job during the season, he would have been criticized for being a distraction.

Robertson, Mayfield and Saban all got me thinking today about things that are black and white and shades of gray. The older I get, the more I realize nothing really is black and white. One last thought on a related note, we are put in this world to screw up. Everyone does it, some screw ups are big and others are small. As a person reading or watching someone's mistakes unfold in front of me, I want three things from them if they do screw up. 1. Remorse 2. An Apology 3. Assurance they will not do it again. If they do them, they will get a second chance.