Fix Your Own Fence
Matthew 7:5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. There was once a fence that a man owned. He watched is deteriorate slowly. He bemoaned the fact. But rather than fix it, he went on social media and elsewhere to decry the state of broken fences in the world. His tone was harsh and judgmental. In fact, he gave money to politicians who pledged that "They would attack those with broken fences." Tons of money was poured into law enforcement agencies to police and prosecute those with broken fences. The man took great satisfaction in his efforts. All the while, the fence in his backyard fell down. The man blamed society for his broken fence. This is modern retelling of the saying above from Matthew 7:5. Yesterday, I bit the bullet and went out to fix my fence. Last Fall my neighbor, who I share the fence with in our townhouse development, mentioned that the wood was rot