August 12, 2014 (Tuesday)
Alice went through the looking glass into a place called “Wonderland,” where the Unexpected was expected at every turn.
Later, C.S. Lewis sent four children through a wardrobe into the land of Narnia, a place of magical wonders.
Strange things happened in Wonderland and Narnia, and the stories became the bases for many stories that entertained countless children at bedtime before the days of many books, radio and television.
I suppose the folks who made the movie, “Noah,” with a story different from the one in the Bible did it that way at least in part because of the stories made up by some Rabbis, perhaps to entertain folks, especially children–like the story of Og the Giant, who brought along a giant unicorn, which he rode behind the ark. The unicorn’s horn was tied to the ark. The story explained that Noah fed him through a special opening in the ark. Since the Rabbis invented such stories, possibly for children’s enjoyment, I suppose I shouldn’t criticize the Hollywood writer and director of the movie, “Noah,” for being inspired by such legends to tell a different story. Especially since I recently criticized the critics for being so critical.
Anyway, we should be careful to keep all our stories straight. Some are truthful, some are fictitious, and some were created just for fun. We must be mindful to help our children to separate fact from fantasy–for instance, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was definitely not at the manger. For that matter, neither was Santa. (Don’t worry, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus).
What is this blog all about, you ask? Me, too. I suppose blogs like this were written while I was visiting with Alice in Wonderland. Or was it Noah, in Hollywood?