There’s a T-Mobile cell phone commercial where they send out some accountants to people’s homes to explain how they can save money on their cell phone bills. In turn, each is rejected, shunned or ignored in their efforts to pass on some valuable information to their customers. The next image is of a sexy and sultry Catherine Zeta-Jones in a sleek red dress knocking on a door and asking the obviously star struck male if he has time to look over his cell phone bill with her. Not surprising to anyone watching this commercial, this man enthusiastically accepts the good-looking actresses’ offer.
Getting others to volunteer can be as challenging as it was for the accountants described above to gain an audience. Asking people to give up their time, particularly on a Saturday morning can be a hard sell. But Christians should be as receptive to doing good things in our neighborhoods as the man in the commercial was open to looking over a boring phone bill with Catherine Zeta-Jones. For us, instead of the allure of a sexy woman, the appeal of community service should be the positive impact we can have on the downtrodden people in our respective corners of the world.
Just in case the warm fuzzy feeling that comes from helping others is not enough, does anybody have Catherine Zeta-Jones’ number?
No comments:
Post a Comment