The Village of Indifference
one dies before one actually dies.”
~Elie Wiesel
One of my favorite things to do with my kids before they nod off to sleep… is read to them.
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We have read some wonderful titles – but right now we are finishing up a series called The Terrestria Chronicles.
The first book introduced us to a young boy, Josiah, who was trapped by the evil Argamor as a slave in the Dungeon of Condemnation. King Emmanuel saves Josiah and adopts him as a prince to His kingdom. |
Throughout the series, Prince Josiah travels Terrestria and has various adventures while serving the King. A few adventures lead him to the Village of Indifference. The first time he visits the Village of Indifference, he can’t believe what he is seeing. The village is completely falling apart from lack of care. It appears to be empty until Prince Josiah finds everyone gathered at the stream. They are making little boats out of leaves and racing them down the stream…. all the while, their village is crumbling to pieces around them. Josiah is yelling for them to look up and pay attention because the hill above has started to slide towards the stream… but the villages are too distracted and apathy has set in. They don’t listen.
Later in the story, we find that Josiah has wandered and although he promised to never be like the people in the Village of Indifference… that is exactly where he ends up. It doesn’t take long before he is making little leaf boats and racing them down the stream… caring nothing for the things that truly matter.
Have you ever visited the Village of Indifference?
I have.
Only for me, it wasn’t leaf boats that took my gaze from my King.
It was other little things that weren’t bad in and of themselves… but they caused me to be distracted and take my focus off of my Lord. Sometimes this looks like a clean house. Sometimes it is work. Sometimes my Village of Indifference is a good book. Whatever it is… it always sneaks in. I never plan to visit – but, if I’m not careful, that is where I’ll end up.
What about you? What does your Village of Indifference look like?
