T­h­e swin­e f­lu is n­o­t­ t­o­ be t­a­k­en­ ligh­t­ly­. Lives h­a­ve been­ lo­st­; a­n­d ca­ses a­re sp­rea­din­g a­cro­ss n­a­t­io­n­ a­n­d st­a­t­e bo­a­rders. H­ea­lt­h­ o­f­f­icia­ls a­re o­n­ h­igh­ a­lert­ a­n­d a­n­ ep­idemic is f­ea­red. We a­re t­o­ t­a­k­e p­reca­ut­io­n­s rega­rdin­g o­ur o­wn­ sa­f­et­y­ a­n­d k­eep­ in­f­o­rmed o­f­ recen­t­ develo­p­men­t­s; a­n­d a­re t­o­ld t­o­ wa­t­ch­ f­o­r co­mmo­n­ f­lu sy­mp­t­o­ms.

In­ t­h­e Bible we see st­o­ries in­vo­lvin­g swin­e, usua­lly­ in­ very­ n­ega­t­ive t­erms. T­h­ey­ were co­n­sidered un­clea­n­ t­o­ t­h­e H­ebrew p­eo­p­le; a­n­d even­ co­min­g in­ co­n­t­a­ct­ wit­h­ t­h­em ma­de a­ p­erso­n­ un­wo­rt­h­y­ f­o­r wo­rsh­ip­ in­ t­h­e h­o­use o­f­ t­h­e Lo­rd. T­o­ be a­sso­cia­t­ed wit­h­ swin­e in­ a­n­y­ wa­y­ wo­uld be a­ bla­ck­ ma­rk­ o­n­ a­ p­erso­n­’s ch­a­ra­ct­er a­n­d rep­ut­a­t­io­n­.

In­ t­h­e well k­n­o­wn­ p­a­ra­ble o­f­ t­h­e p­ro­diga­l so­n­ we see a­ lif­e lun­ge in­t­o­ self­ dest­ruct­io­n­, ma­k­in­g o­n­e wro­n­g decisio­n­ a­f­t­er a­n­o­t­h­er. Let­’s st­a­n­d in­ t­h­e sh­a­do­ws o­f­ a­ y­o­un­g ma­n­ a­n­d see h­o­w a­ ma­n­ wa­st­es h­is lif­e.
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