How come some things that...
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How come some things that look so easy to do turn out to be impossible? I remember as a youth being challenged to break a chicken's egg with my bare hands. The only proviso was, I had to hold it lengthwise in my hands, collapsing the egg in from the ends. I tried and tried, but found that fragile egg was a lot harder than it appeared. Or how about the challenge of folding a piece of paper in half 10 times? No problem, except that as the sheet of paper gets smaller, it gets thicker, and one simply has to give up. Or how about the one that every child thinks would be great: start with a penny and double it every day for a month - we very quickly run out of pennies!
The eggs can be broken in your hands because they sometimes have flaws in their shells, or the pressure is not applied precisely on its strong points. The paper might be able to be folded ten times with a machine (but I have never see it done). Bill Gates might be able to collect all those pennies.
The disciples figured the rich had a lock on the kingdom of God. It looked easy enough. Then Jesus talked about camels and needle eyes. It looked easy, but turned out to be impossible.
The eggs can be broken in your hands because they sometimes have flaws in their shells, or the pressure is not applied precisely on its strong points. The paper might be able to be folded ten times with a machine (but I have never see it done). Bill Gates might be able to collect all those pennies.
The disciples figured the rich had a lock on the kingdom of God. It looked easy enough. Then Jesus talked about camels and needle eyes. It looked easy, but turned out to be impossible.
