Most often when I see a picture on the Internet that I do not immediately understand, I simply move on without even trying to comprehend what I’m seeing. That’s the beauty of the Internet — there’s always something else just a mouse click away.
Sometimes, however, I dig in my heels. Maybe it’s my mood, maybe it’s a latent stubborn streak, maybe I’m just feeling ornery…but sometimes I won’t let it go until I “get it.” This might involve me doing some research or scanning a picture very carefully or re-reading an article multiple times until I get the point.
Very occasionally, the pay off is surprising/startling/so-far-from-what-I-was-expecting enough to make me laugh out loud. Those times, it’s worth the couple minutes of active curiosity.
This morning’s example:
The woman's sign reads: "Ezekiel 23:20"
(click here if you don’t want to bother doing your own research)
Now I have to research the context of that verse. I tell you, that Bible is one crazy book.
T. Keith Edmunds
