Help! I know my mind
is here somewhere
There are 76 million people in America who always remember who they are. They’re Baby Boomers. And over the years, they’ve unashamedly let us know that they’ve done it all.
Notice I use the past tense. The leading edge of this post-war generation used to set the latest trends. Now, it sets records for watching football, basketball, baseball, boxing and anything else on TV resembling movement.
Let’s face it. We’ve ground to a halt. Gone are the days of fighting the Establishment. Now we aging Boomers spend our spare time fighting cellulite and nose hairs. It’s not a pretty picture and we’re tired of looking at it — and the full-length mirror, too.
We miss those days of our youth. Days when we could sing the Top 40 lyrics word for word, twist all night with Dick Clark, and refuse to trust anyone over 30 who couldn’t do the same.
Nowadays, we can’t trust ourselves to remember where we put our glasses. Or our car, for that matter.
You know, it’s hard to look cool when you’re wandering in a big parking lot and your spouse is shouting that the car’s been stolen. The search is even worse when you’re also pushing a huge shopping cart from one end of the asphalt to the other.
The only consolation is to see the other wandering Boomers with the same frantic look in their eyes.
It’s happening to all of us. This huge generation that once littered the streets with burning draft cards and smoldering bras, now leaves Franklin planners and brief cases strewn along the highways.
Without a doubt, we’re having trouble remembering where we put things. Unfortunately, it’s usually on top of the car.
Forgetfulness is getting in the way for those of us who are used to being on the cutting edge. And it hurts. These days, we realize we’re not the sharpest blade in the drawer. And, there are plenty of Gen Xers around to remind us. Usually they’re our doctors.
But let’s look on the bright side. Losing our memory can be a good thing. I’m sure by this time in our life, we have a long list of grievances; most of them against others. We’ve tenaciously hung on to their record of misdeeds. And maybe it’s time we forget where we’ve filed it.
Fortunately, God has set an example for us. He’s been around forever and has had plenty of time to keep track of countless transgressions. But he has promised to forgive us of everything we’ve ever done wrong.
Besides that, he promises to forget them, too. God says he’ll put our sins as far as the East is from the West and remember them no more. With him, we get a chance to start fresh with a clean slate.
He’s forgotten his list. Isn’t it about time that we do the same for others?
Forgiving and then forgetting could be very freeing. We’d have a lot less to crowd our minds. Maybe then we could remember where we parked our car.