Blinders are used on most race horses for two basic reasons: (a) to prevent distraction, and (b) to keep the horse focused on the immediate goal, namely – The Finish Line! There is a similar purpose with Ear Plugs: (a) to prevent any interruption of concentration, and (b) as much as possible, to minimize a startling sound that could alter a thought process. Ear Plugs also are beneficial to minimize unusual and piercing sounds. Ear Plugs are helpful if one is exposed to a high decibel and/or percussion experience. Without them, there would be a risk of Hearing Impairment.
On a purely cultural and societal level, there are considerations that cause one to be blind to the obvious and tone deaf. Such a one cannot allow himself to comprehend responses to what is occurring, while making a choice to block out any counsel, advice, or sounds that offer anything that is an alternative to a determined course. When this occurs – a person refusing to see or hear the obvious – it can be referenced as several differing things, but more than likely it is due to Arrogance. It has been diagnosed and defined in response to this question: What is arrogance?
• Arrogance assumes that because you can't imagine how something can be done, you can declare without reservation that it's impossible to do!
• Arrogance does all the talking and none of the listening.
• Arrogance rejects advice, simply because someone else said it or because your mind is already made up or you don't want anybody else to get the credit.
• Arrogance stubbornly refuses to change one’s mind when it knows it is wrong.
• Arrogance spouts off without reservation and is focused on the “I” rather than the “We”.
• Arrogance is an unwillingness to consider the possibility of making the 360-degree turn in any matter or at any time.
• Arrogance is the demonstrated body-language that allows – right or wrong, “I” am right.
This, in fact, is a misuse of a Blinder and/or Ear Plugs.
Proverbs 4:23-27 gives a guideline for the maintenance of spiritual commitment and integrity: “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.” The Message Translations is: “Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts. Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust.”
Wiki-Answers has an interesting response to a question that was posed: “Do people look left or right when they lie?” The answer given is: “The basic idea is that when a person looks to the right they are constructing an idea and when they look to the left they are recalling something that has actually happened. Since a lie is essentially a mental construction, people will often access that part of the brain when trying to come up with a lie and will look to the right.”
The Message translates a portion of The Sermon on the Mount – Matthew 5:33-37 – "And don't say anything you don't mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, 'I'll pray for you,' and never doing it, or saying, God be with you, and not meaning it. You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true. Just say yes and no. When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go wrong.” A way that words can be manipulated is by use of a teleprompter. It keeps one robotically scripted. It also prevents one from ever looking another straight in the eye, and serves to prevent the listener from being able to ascertain sincerity and the integrity of the speaker. Can you visualize Jesus Christ needing a teleprompter? Consider these things with me!
On a purely cultural and societal level, there are considerations that cause one to be blind to the obvious and tone deaf. Such a one cannot allow himself to comprehend responses to what is occurring, while making a choice to block out any counsel, advice, or sounds that offer anything that is an alternative to a determined course. When this occurs – a person refusing to see or hear the obvious – it can be referenced as several differing things, but more than likely it is due to Arrogance. It has been diagnosed and defined in response to this question: What is arrogance?
• Arrogance assumes that because you can't imagine how something can be done, you can declare without reservation that it's impossible to do!
• Arrogance does all the talking and none of the listening.
• Arrogance rejects advice, simply because someone else said it or because your mind is already made up or you don't want anybody else to get the credit.
• Arrogance stubbornly refuses to change one’s mind when it knows it is wrong.
• Arrogance spouts off without reservation and is focused on the “I” rather than the “We”.
• Arrogance is an unwillingness to consider the possibility of making the 360-degree turn in any matter or at any time.
• Arrogance is the demonstrated body-language that allows – right or wrong, “I” am right.
This, in fact, is a misuse of a Blinder and/or Ear Plugs.
Proverbs 4:23-27 gives a guideline for the maintenance of spiritual commitment and integrity: “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.” The Message Translations is: “Keep vigilant watch over your heart; that's where life starts. Don't talk out of both sides of your mouth; avoid careless banter, white lies, and gossip. Keep your eyes straight ahead; ignore all sideshow distractions. Watch your step, and the road will stretch out smooth before you. Look neither right nor left; leave evil in the dust.”
Wiki-Answers has an interesting response to a question that was posed: “Do people look left or right when they lie?” The answer given is: “The basic idea is that when a person looks to the right they are constructing an idea and when they look to the left they are recalling something that has actually happened. Since a lie is essentially a mental construction, people will often access that part of the brain when trying to come up with a lie and will look to the right.”
The Message translates a portion of The Sermon on the Mount – Matthew 5:33-37 – "And don't say anything you don't mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our traditions. You only make things worse when you lay down a smoke screen of pious talk, saying, 'I'll pray for you,' and never doing it, or saying, God be with you, and not meaning it. You don't make your words true by embellishing them with religious lace. In making your speech sound more religious, it becomes less true. Just say yes and no. When you manipulate words to get your own way, you go wrong.” A way that words can be manipulated is by use of a teleprompter. It keeps one robotically scripted. It also prevents one from ever looking another straight in the eye, and serves to prevent the listener from being able to ascertain sincerity and the integrity of the speaker. Can you visualize Jesus Christ needing a teleprompter? Consider these things with me!
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