Deer in the Hill Lights & Flight MH370

     If one is easily twizzled, this blog may not be for you. It briefly enters a Lost-like mindset, but with a positively-charged conclusion. It delves into "what-if's" and ideas we might not want to think about.

     Imagine that a group of contained people somehow disappear. With all of this world's advanced technology, including cell phones, and with all of our experts, we are stumped. Terrorist and conspiracy theories abound, but no one is able to find the missing. 

     Imagine the deer-in-the-headlights look in relatives' eyes when hearing the perplexing news. They are the left-behind who wonder, for days, whether their loved ones are dead or alive. The days turn to weeks, and weariness sets in. Imagine the confusion and emotional torture. The anguish of the unknown is incrementally more painful than knowing.
     
     Next, imagine peoples' anger and demands for extra safety measures, to insure that a group of airline travelers never again disappears. 

     Prior to this, the series Lost only imagined that a commercial airplane could disappear. The show included the hijacked survivors' experiences; viewers knew what happened to the lost. The idea of the show was entertaining and palatable because the total picture was presented. Instead, with the mysteriously lost Malaysian flight 370's aircraft and passengers, we have scary theories that leave us with unanswered questions.

     Now, step into imagining the unthinkable. An enormous number of randomly-located people on this earth vanish. (Some may believe this could only happen in Hollywood creations, but "what-if?") Seemingly hit-or-miss neighbors, teachers, and friends--poof, in the twinkling of an eye--they disappear. How would this security-crazed, globally-connected world respond? 

     I naively, simplistically, and maybe even audaciously respond with John 3:16. Some may think that the Bible is full of made-up stories. Well, "what-if" its stories and prophecies are accurate (Matthew 24:40-41 & Revelation 4:1 in particular)?

     Food for thought. Tres Bon.