High School scarrier than India

I dropped my son off at high school orientation today.  As we pulled up to the high school, I told him to have a good day and that I would be praying for him this morning.  He looked at me and semi seriously said, "Your not coming in?  Your just going to dump me here and abandon me?"  To which I responded, "Yes" and hit the unlock button so he could get out of the car.

As I drove away, I thought about Zach's departure from home a couple of months ago when he was getting ready to go to India.  He couldn't wait to get in the car and leave and never used phrases like abandoned or dumped!

So it seems like going to high school may be scarier than going to India.

There is probably a good lesson in this.  Things that seem big and scary to some of us others take in stride and sometime things that don't seem like a big deal to those of us who have experienced it can seem scary to someone who is going through it for the first time.

I just seems funny that my son is more comfortable traveling half way around the world than he was going to orientation today.

I was just talking with someone about this!

 Blogging a blog link is sort of like cheating, can it really count for a blog post?  Well, I have had several conversations about the tragedy in Norway and the bomber's religious convictions.  This blog post by Ed Stetzer was a good article in why the bomber was quickly labeled as a Christian Fundamentalist verses the reality of his religious viewpoint.

Three Reasons the Media So Quickly Embraced the Label "Fundamentalist Christian" for Norway's Terrorist

Perspective

Have you been caught up in the drama of the Casey Anthony verdict and trial the past few days?  Somehow I missed most of the trial and drama until after the verdict was read.  Since the verdict, I have read articles and watch different news channels give commentary on the trial - it almost sounds like two trials happened.  Even though all are reporting on the same trial, many seemed convinced that Casey should have been found guilty while others are equally animate that the prosecution failed to prove their case.

How can people who have similar information come to such different conclusions?  Of course, this is not unique to the Casey Anthony trial.  Google MN government shutdown and find an article written by a democrat and a republican and again, you will quickly see the same outcome.  Two people looking at the same situation but with very different perspectives.

I have a fifteen year old son who just recently started driving.  A few weeks ago, while on vacation, he was driving on the interstate for one of the first times.  Even though the speed limit was 75 MPH, he was traveling a bit slower than this (wouldn't it be nice to think that will always be the case).  A car sped up behind him, tailgated him for a short time, and then passed him - giving him an unfriendly look and gesture while passing our car.  From the perspective of this driver, it was clear he unhappy with my son and the inconvenience caused by having to slow from 80 to 65 MPH but as a parent and passenger I was very happy to be ridding along at only 65!

Perspective - it really is an interesting topic.  What influences your perspectives on the news, how you view others, and what you read?