Do you remember that old "Tootsie Pop" commercial where the kid asks the owl how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop....then the owl takes his Candy licks it 3 times and bites it off the stick.....he smiles at the child and says 3 it takes 3 licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop.....
I remember thinking as a child.....stupid owl..... then as I got older i thought stupid kid, you gave him your candy.... then as I got older and started reading philosophy I thought .....well, the kid did get what he was looking for....and the answer is 3...it took the owl 3 licks.....these days I'm relating it to scripture....
I don't really know where I'm going with this, I just found it funny that 1 that commercial has stayed with me for more than 20 years....2 I have spent way too much time thinking about something SO small and insignificant and 3 my views have changed on it sooo much.
I was going to do this posting on this clever way of saying ...we are like the tootsie pop....and god is breaking us down to that goodness inside one layer of candy at a time....but then as I'm writing this I realise I'm not all that comfortable with telling everyone we are being licked by the lord...its just a sticky situation...( man that was corny but I had to) .......
Now I'm sitting here breaking down this post going man ...what if I have it twisted....when I'm looking at my three things about the commercial...what if that's the way GOD views me?
1 I have been on his mind now for more than 20 years (29 to be exact)
2 he has spent a LOT of time thinking about something small and insignificant (me)
3 his views on me have changed over the years as I have struggled to find him
There is absolutely no rhyme or reason for this post...I just wanted to walk everyone through my creative process I guess....I find it funny though that I found GOD in my obscure thoughts and memories not in one way but in two....I guess that speaks to the truth about GOD....once you let him in he finds his way into all of you.....
Don't know if this post will but i hope it helps someone out there.
Grace and Peace be upon you all.
Pop Warner
16 years ago
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this comment emailed to me:
Just wanted to say, it's been awhile since I thought about this commercial, but I do remember it.......for me anyway, I am still licking.........lolol......maybe one day I will get to the good stuff........however, getting there is half the fun.......it makes the entire thing mean so much more......reminds me of something from my childhood, if it's worth having, it's worth fighting for........love ya, mom
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