Woe to those who are heros at drinking wine,

who are fearless at mixing beer,

Isaiah 5:22

It's not really meant to be funny I guess, but it made me laugh.  A dash of hyperbole in the midst of judgement and doom.  A cartoon image of the foolishness we so often choose to honor. 

Who really are the heros of our world?  The courageous, the caring, the ones who serve others, who rescue those in danger, who give all they have to make life better for someone else?  I think those are the answers we would like to give.  The one we would like to believe mirror our choices. 

But are they?  Sports, movies, musicians, and money; that's where the focus of the world lands.  What do they offer?  A couple hours distraction.  An insolation from the pain of the world.  A refuge from the responsibility to act in what I no longer take time to see.  No different really than cheering at the pouring of another drink.