Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Parable of the Talents - A non-theological view
Luke 19:11-27: In the story of the talents, the man who had one talent was afraid of the master and of his accountability to him. Because of this fear, he did not want to deviate even a little bit from his understanding of his master. Looks like the master himself was surprised at his servant's misunderstanding about him. The ones who multiplied their talents did not seek the master's opinion or the master's will in every step. Instead, they were clear about what they had received. They identified their own ways to multiply the talents they got, and submitted the returns to the master and the master was pleased. Aren't we like the servant who got 1 talent but did not use it since we would have liked to ensure that we are pleasing our master in every step? Is this also hence a story of self-decision making at the various steps involved in multiplying the talents, and being accountable to God primarily for the end result?
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You might be interested to know that Alexander Pope wrote a poem on the Talent parable. It never made any sense to me when I actually studied in my first year as a literature student. Read it again today seemed to make a lot more sense than what was taught in the classroom.. here's a link http://www.types-of-poetry.org.uk/english-poetry/36-sound-and-sense-by-alexander-pope.htm
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