June 28, 2013 – 1 Maccabees 6 – 6:27

It just always shocks me when someone in these stories appears to have a conversion or change of heart, as Anitochus does on his death bed, but the next in line is not transformed or learns anything from their father’s experience.  It is bad enough that none of them seem to read or learn from other histories, but especially when it is your own father that you see regret decisions.  It makes you wonder about any regrets baby boomers are going to have on their death beds and if any of our generation will be converted by their regrets.  The morality of the country and world has shifted and gone so downhill that at least some of them may look at their life and regret the things they did or the example they set, but will any of us hear them in the noise of the world to heed their advise and learn from their folly.