Everyone’s favourite resident philosopher and Christian psychopath (yes, really), Tha Dizzle, recently put out a long video responding to the trolls who were stupid and/or crazy enough to attempt to harass him over the recent death of his son, Reid Wood. It is full of what you would expect from someone as intelligent, witty, and informed as DWood is – but he uses the video to make a very powerful, and very important, philosophical point:
First things first:
The fact that so many atheists – supposedly enlightened, non-dogmatic, thoughtful, and capable of living without the need for a moral regulator in their lives – would mock a young boy who died from a terrible disease, tells you all you need to know about (High Church) atheists.
Those specific people have serious mental issues. A lot of them – far too many – are essentially autistic and quite literally retarded. A great many of them are far less intelligent than they believe. Most of them are innumerate – that is to say, they do not understand basic mathematics and simple numbers.
That last is not an exaggeration. They are part of a class of people who believe, as an article of faith – which, ironically, they will deny if you ever mention it – in evolution by natural selection. Of course, if you have ever done any even halfway-serious research into the subject, you will very quickly realise the mathematical impossibility of their theory. All you have to do is a little basic research into mutations, and you will find out in a very big hurry that proposed models for the theory of evolution by natural selection, simply do not add up in terms of timelines.
I do not say this to mock or belittle atheists. I used to be one of them. These are simple, observable facts about the lot of them – most of whom are actually just very nice people, as a general rule, who pretend, with no justification, that they do not subscribe to anything which a casual observer might construe as “faith”.
However, the key here is not the way in which Tha Dizzle handled the haters and the misanthropes, who wished misery and death upon an innocent child. It is in the way he weaved a story of sacrifice and nobility into and around the death of his beloved son.
The death of Jesus Christ of Nazareth upon the Cross was an act of devotion and love, beyond anything humanity has ever seen. It was an act of faith, which defines us to this very day as a race blessed by a God who loves us so much that He will do WHATEVER IT TAKES to offer us a clear path to salvation. Jesus came into this world, knowing full well He would die. He never shied away from His fate – He accepted it without hesitation, knowing His death upon the Cross was necessary to stop humanity from sliding into oblivion.
His sacrifice ennobled those of us who follow Him. It is not an accident that Christian societies became the world’s most civilised, advanced, and respectful of the rights of others, and the value of their lives. (It is also not an accident that those societies which once professed to uphold the values of Christianity, and which now reject them, are the ones backsliding the fastest into barbarism and madness. Nor is it any great surprise that the societies which are rediscovering their Christian faith – Russia comes to mind quite readily – are rapidly advancing and becoming great places to live.)
As Dr. Wood pointed out, his son lived a full and happy life. He brought joy to his whole family – who understood quite clearly how difficult it was to care for him and his younger brother, and who did it anyway, because they loved him. His life was a beacon of positive energy in a world filled with darkness.
Reid’s parents surely felt frustration, irritation, anger, and even perhaps despair at times, as they struggled to care for a little boy on meagre incomes. Caring for him and his brother was (and is) a full-time job for them both. Yet, as David himself pointed out, he and his wife loved to watch Reid smile and laugh and play with his brothers.
More than that, in a similar manner as Christ’s death upon the Cross brought blessings, salvation, and healing to us all, Reid Wood’s death brought reason for hope to a great many people.
That sounds quite weird – until you remember that David’s friend, John McCray, who runs an excellent Christian apologetics channel on TEH YOOTOOBZ called Whaddo You Meme?!, setup a GoFundMe fundraiser for the funeral costs associated with Reid’s death.
That fundraiser is still open. As of this writing, it has raised – and I am not making this up – NEARLY ELEVEN TIMES its original stated goal of US$20K in funeral costs. I would, of course, encourage you to donate to it – and, since I do not ask my readers anything I would not do myself, I can assure you, I donated to it months ago.
Most of that money will go to helping families in need, for it is far beyond what David and his family could need to give their two boys, who have X-linked Myotubular Myopathy (MTM), side-by-side plots and decent funerals. That money will go to help needy families, as a demonstration of grace and faith.
Those irratheists who mock Reid, cannot seem to understand that, even in death, he brings joy to people – even ones he has not met.
More than anything else, Reid’s death gives us all a reason to hope. Our lives are hard, full of fear, doubt, and pain. Yet, if a small boy with a terrible genetic curse could find such joy in simply existing with his family, and if he could bring so much joy to those around him… what excuse do the rest of us have for complaining?
The biggest lesson to take away from a tragic story, and from Tha Dizzle‘s superb video, is that, no matter how difficult things get – and, believe me when I say, they can get EXTREMELY difficult – God never gives us a challenge beyond our abilities. Life is therefore not about suffering, silently or otherwise.
It is, instead, about living to the best of our abilities, doing as much as we can to bring joy and vitality to those around us, in the short time we have.
Therefore, do not despair. Do not be afraid. Do not allow yourself to be sucked into the vortices of negativity that surround us all – for that is the path to damnation. The Devil feeds on our pain and suffering – it is literal food to him. Choose instead to live, the way God intended for you to do so – as a source of hope and happiness for all around you.
Choose, as Reid Wood did, to be remembered not for the years in your life, but for the life in your years.
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