December 2006
Monk: Obsessive
Compulsive Detective
I usually do not watch television. I figure there
are other things I would rather do such as writing or reading. However,
there is one show I really like: Monk. Monk is a top notch homicide
detective solving San Francisco’s most difficult cases. He is also
severely obsessive compulsive, has a huge range of phobias, and I have
never seen someone so fanatically clean. It is a great show. One of
the things that makes Monk so interesting is it is because of his
phobias he can solve cases so well. He always notices and remembers the
little things, the things we usually miss.
Since a friend of mine has the first four seasons on
DVD, I usually watch two or three episodes at a time. And one episode
after another, I ask myself the same question. Why do these people kill
each other? After nearly four seasons, I have finally come to an
answer. It is because each of those people care more about themselves
than they do anyone else. It may be the victim knows something that
could get the perpetrator in trouble, or will know something, or it may
be because the person has something they want. In each case, they care
more about their own life and things going well than the life of
another.
Jesus said there is no greater love than this: that a
person would lay their life down for their friend. This is in stark
contrast to what I’ve seen on Monk. The only ones who lay their lives
down for one another are the police and the detectives. Many others are
selfish and refuse to take the consequences of their own actions.
So how often do we blame another for our behavior?
How often do we say, “He made me feel this way,” or “If he didn’t… I
wouldn’t have…” Our own behavior is our choice and no one else’s. We
can choose which road to take and we must be prepared to take the
consequences that road brings to us. We must value the lives of those
around as we value our own. Jesus did. Can we not do the same?
From one Monk fan to another,
Sarah Katreen Hoggatt
News
The second book
and most of the matted poetry will be for sale at the Salem Saturday
Market Christmas Bazaar
in Salem, OR
at the Jackman Long building at the fairgrounds on December 8th and 9th.
If you need
directions, send me an e-mail and I will let you
know. I
encourage you all to go to see the
beautiful handwork of so many
talented artists and crafters.
A Christian bookstore in Gig Harbor, WA, called "Good
News Christian Books and Music,"
is now carrying the second book, "In His Eyes" for
$14.95. The address is:
Good News Christian Books and Music
5500 Olympic Dr
Gig Harbor WA 98335-1487
(253) 858-9477
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