That would be analogous to a father giving his daughter the keys to his car even though he knew she would be killed in an accident that evening because he didn't want to interfere with her choice to drink and drive.
Exactly. But how many parents do exactly this. Their children have a drug or alcohol problem. But they buy them cars anyway.
The thing is, parents don't know future, so we have a hope that it will turn out differently.
If my kids die in a car accident that would be bad. I hope it never happens, but they are going to die someday no matter what, so
in the scheme of eternity, the how and when doesn't matter that much. This life is just a vapor. It won't even last one second
compared to a billion-trillion years. It's eternity that matters.
On the other hand, there are parents that have kids at home 18, 19, 20 years ( and older ) and they never let them drive, because they might die. I know someone exactly like this, he has a 20 year old son that doesn't have a drivers license.
You're taking away their choice to live. God or bad, you're taking away their life.
Since their going to die anyway, why not let them make the choice of how they want to do it. Don't abed them and buy
narcotics and alcohol for them ( some parents do this also, a guy I work with smokes pot with his son on the way to work everyday )
but don't take away their ability to live free.
Let your kid have a motorcycle, let them ride a bike. let them climb trees. They might die, yes.
But on the other hand, they might never truly be alive.
As mentioned many times here on TalkJesus, I used to be a fireman, I used to ride the tailboard of firetrucks and go into burning houses.
No one made me do it, it was my choice. It's how I wanted to live at that time.
Being a policeman, fireman, miner, soldier, pilot, trapeze artist, or even a telephone lineman is dangerous work. But someone
has to do these things. Too many people live in the prison of fear, because of what "might" happen.
