For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 - ESV
The other day my son was reading something on the internet and telling me about it. When Pixar was making Monsters Inc, which came out in 2001, they had originally intended for the sushi bar that some characters went to, to blow up in an explosion. When the tragedy of September 11 happened in that year, they decided, wisely in my opinion, to change that scene to have the sushi bar covered with a plasma dome. Lilo and Stitch came out in 2002, and a scene involving a commercial jet flying between buildings was changed as well to avoid bringing people's memories back to the events of 9/11.
Now, this was on the internet, on a Reddit page and I have not done further research to verify this information. It does sound credible to me and fits in with other things I have read involving the deletion or changing of scenes in other films or programs in order to avoid upsetting people. I have seen here in the UK television shows being postponed or cancelled because of the overall themes or some scenes being too close to some tragedy that happened near the time of the planned broadcast.
The thing is that the scenes in the films or shows are not wrong in themselves. Drama or even comedy can show unpleasant scenes (in comedies usually made so no one dies) and it's not wrong. Good stories involve tense moments which the characters have to get through. The issue is being sensitive to the times and circumstances when the films, shows, or books are first put out into the public arena. There is the matter of not wanting to needlessly upset people.
In real estate the slogan is "Location, location, location!" Where something is changes its value.
In studying the Bible - and any other literature, or philosophies, the slogan is "Context, context, context!" Where something is in the Bible or other literature matters. You can take things out of context ignorantly and misunderstand things, and sadly some people do it deliberately in order to falsely criticise and mislead people.
You've likely heard the saying "it's not just what you say, but how you say it that matters." That's so true. I'd like to add that it's important when you say or do things.
Timing - when we do things in relation to other things - matters a lot not only in films, etc, but in our personal lives. There is a right time and a wrong time to bring things up or to take certain actions. We often hear of people trying to find "the right time" to have a conversation with someone. Context may be another and more complete way of expressing this concept - the immediate time, the location, and the timing within the broader setting of what is going on in the peoples' lives.
Patience is one of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5: 22-25) and is something the Christian is meant to pursue and exhibit. Patience allows us to wait to bring things up to other people (like our spouses, or even a group of people) until the moment is right. It requires patience to bring up a difficult topic to a spouse at an appropriate time - a wife might want to discuss something immediately but love will compel her to wait and not engage her husband in a difficult conversation as soon as he comes in from work.
Patience is needed in parenting - it's tempting to want to tell a child (particularly a teen) what they did wrong and what they need to do differently when they're upset about something that has gone wrong or when they are experiencing difficulties in some way. It's better to have patience, get the child through the crisis with love and a supportive attitude, and then later, when the crisis has passed and the emotions are calm, to look at the issues with Biblical principles and logic. This is something for all relationships, not just parents and children. And it's something I'm still learning.
We want to do things now! We want to sort things out now! to have it out now! But the way of love is different. Sometimes things must be dealt with right away. Usually, though, the feelings of "must do it now" stem at least in part from impatience, which is not a godly thing. Feelings of being offended also cause us to want to tackle things right away. Again, some things must be dealt with immediately. You must immediately stop someone from driving while drunk, for example. So often, though, some delay, in order to pray about things, to bring them before God, asking Him to purify our hearts and keep us from acting in anger, is the better way.
Even non-religious entities such as film companies understand the importance of timing and being considerate of others. We too, as Christians, must learn to be patient, to change our "script," or even drop the matter entirely at times. Timing and context matter in our lives, even more than location matters to real estate.
A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.
The other day my son was reading something on the internet and telling me about it. When Pixar was making Monsters Inc, which came out in 2001, they had originally intended for the sushi bar that some characters went to, to blow up in an explosion. When the tragedy of September 11 happened in that year, they decided, wisely in my opinion, to change that scene to have the sushi bar covered with a plasma dome. Lilo and Stitch came out in 2002, and a scene involving a commercial jet flying between buildings was changed as well to avoid bringing people's memories back to the events of 9/11.
Now, this was on the internet, on a Reddit page and I have not done further research to verify this information. It does sound credible to me and fits in with other things I have read involving the deletion or changing of scenes in other films or programs in order to avoid upsetting people. I have seen here in the UK television shows being postponed or cancelled because of the overall themes or some scenes being too close to some tragedy that happened near the time of the planned broadcast.
The thing is that the scenes in the films or shows are not wrong in themselves. Drama or even comedy can show unpleasant scenes (in comedies usually made so no one dies) and it's not wrong. Good stories involve tense moments which the characters have to get through. The issue is being sensitive to the times and circumstances when the films, shows, or books are first put out into the public arena. There is the matter of not wanting to needlessly upset people.
In real estate the slogan is "Location, location, location!" Where something is changes its value.
In studying the Bible - and any other literature, or philosophies, the slogan is "Context, context, context!" Where something is in the Bible or other literature matters. You can take things out of context ignorantly and misunderstand things, and sadly some people do it deliberately in order to falsely criticise and mislead people.
You've likely heard the saying "it's not just what you say, but how you say it that matters." That's so true. I'd like to add that it's important when you say or do things.
Timing - when we do things in relation to other things - matters a lot not only in films, etc, but in our personal lives. There is a right time and a wrong time to bring things up or to take certain actions. We often hear of people trying to find "the right time" to have a conversation with someone. Context may be another and more complete way of expressing this concept - the immediate time, the location, and the timing within the broader setting of what is going on in the peoples' lives.
Patience is one of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5: 22-25) and is something the Christian is meant to pursue and exhibit. Patience allows us to wait to bring things up to other people (like our spouses, or even a group of people) until the moment is right. It requires patience to bring up a difficult topic to a spouse at an appropriate time - a wife might want to discuss something immediately but love will compel her to wait and not engage her husband in a difficult conversation as soon as he comes in from work.
Patience is needed in parenting - it's tempting to want to tell a child (particularly a teen) what they did wrong and what they need to do differently when they're upset about something that has gone wrong or when they are experiencing difficulties in some way. It's better to have patience, get the child through the crisis with love and a supportive attitude, and then later, when the crisis has passed and the emotions are calm, to look at the issues with Biblical principles and logic. This is something for all relationships, not just parents and children. And it's something I'm still learning.
We want to do things now! We want to sort things out now! to have it out now! But the way of love is different. Sometimes things must be dealt with right away. Usually, though, the feelings of "must do it now" stem at least in part from impatience, which is not a godly thing. Feelings of being offended also cause us to want to tackle things right away. Again, some things must be dealt with immediately. You must immediately stop someone from driving while drunk, for example. So often, though, some delay, in order to pray about things, to bring them before God, asking Him to purify our hearts and keep us from acting in anger, is the better way.
Even non-religious entities such as film companies understand the importance of timing and being considerate of others. We too, as Christians, must learn to be patient, to change our "script," or even drop the matter entirely at times. Timing and context matter in our lives, even more than location matters to real estate.
A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.
Proverbs 25:11 - Christian Standard Bible
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