In some 35 years of ministry life, and a few years shy of 60 years of life in general, I've learned the following about personality types. I have deduced that there are basically 4 personality types among human beings as concerning tragedy. I will use the analogy of a fire for any tragedy event.

1. First, there are those insistent on setting fires.

2. Secondly, there are those who when they see a fire... they run the other way... run away from the fire.

3. Thirdly, there are those who seem attracted to watch fires... to stand and gawk at the tragedy.

4. Fourthly, there are those who run to fires... to assist the victims... and fight the fires.

Rick at Brutally Honest has a very disturbing piece today... very disturbing. If the piece proves to be true then there is a new fifth category of humanity I hadn't contemplated before...

5. Fifthly, there are those who leap into the fire to burn to death... and take as many others with them as possible.

xtnyoda, shalomed