Fun, Fun, Fun
The Reflector – August 2011
Written by: Edward O. Bragwell, Sr.
One of the symptoms of our hedonistic society is that people seek to avoid anything that
is not “fun.” Persecution is no fun, so people avoid standing for any principles of truth that might result in
it. Hardship is no fun, so people avoid pursuing any cause that might cause them to suffer hardship for the
greater good – in fact, to the hedonist, fun is the greater good.
There is no fun in struggle and toil, so any pursuit, no matter how beneficial its object, that requires
either is to be avoided. To the hedonist, doing something solely out a sense of duty or just because it is
the right thing to do is foolishness. It must be either intrinsically fun or can somehow be made to be
fun.
As a result, even with some professed Christians, fun becomes what life are all about. Commitment means
nothing. Fun means everything. If one perceives that his/her marriage is no longer fun then by all means
get out of it. If a job is not fun, no matter how well it makes it possible for one to care for his own (1
Tim. 5:8), then quit it even if it means he has to look to charity to provide what it is his duty to
provide.
Instant gratification is part of the hedonistic package. Accepting temporary toil and hardship, in
anticipation of the future joy of having accomplished one’s goal, is out of step with hedonism. We must
experience the joy now. He finds little or no pleasure in anticipation of future reward.
Education must be made fun. Serious study and hard work must be eliminated.
Worship must be made fun, rather than a time for sober reflection about spiritual things,. But, such
serious reflection is no fun. So, if a large portion of the worship service, the singing and the sermon, is
not fun, then some serious adjustments must be made or some members will start agitating for someone who
will make it so. Or, they will start looking around for some place to attend where it is fun. Or, they may
just use it as an excuse to stay home or go to for Sunday joy ride.
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