This is the 55th Lecture on Genesis. 

In the last lecture, I explained how dinosaurs were driven to the Earth when they tried to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Even as they were being driven out to the earth, however, they still didn't realize their fault. They did not show or feel any sense of remorse or repentant discipline. Instead, they felt that they had been unjustly mistreated. 

They begrudged being driven out of the Garden of Eden even though they didn't eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. How do you feel when you are reprimanded or punished for your mistakes- Those who are humble in heart accept having mistakes pointed out or even the reprimand of a little one. Even when they had nothing to do with the mistake that was pointed out, they check themselves first. However, there are people who don't take it well even when they did do something that should have been pointed out. They fall into many different categories; some seem to acknowledge their fault, but they don't like having attention drawn to it. "I know it's my fault, and I am sorry, but is it really necessary to point it out and draw attention to me-" They feel troubled in their hearts like this. Here is another type of person. 

The person who knows it is their fault, but they consider the faults of others to be worse than their own. They feel that they are the only one whose faults are pointed out and they feel that there are others who have greater faults that are not pointed out. They hold resentment towards those who pointed them out. Some people say they have reasons for their mistakes. They feel they are being treated unfairly because people don't understand the reasons but just point out their mistake. Moreover, some others react to pointing out their faults with harsh words or hard feelings.

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Hili ni somo la 55 katika mafundisho ya Mwanzo.

Katika somo lililopita, nilieleza jinsi dinosauri walivyofukuzwa duniani walipojaribu kula matunda ya mti wa ujuzi wa mema na mabaya. Hata walipokuwa wakifukuzwa, hawakutambua kosa lao. Hawakuonyesha wala kuhisi majuto au nidhamu ya kutubu. Badala yake, walihisi kwamba walitendewa isivyo haki. Walichukizwa kwa kufukuzwa katika Bustani ya Edeni, ingawa hawakuwa wamekula matunda ya mti wa ujuzi wa mema na mabaya.

Mnafanyaje mnapokaripiwa au kuadhibiwa kwa makosa yenu? Watu wanyenyekevu hukubali makosa yao yanapoonyeshwa, hata wanapokaripiwa na mtu mdogo. Hata kama hawakuhusika na kosa lililoonyeshwa, kwanza hujiangalia wenyewe. Hata hivyo, kuna watu wasiopokea vizuri jambo hilo hata wanapokuwa wamefanya kosa linalopaswa kuonyeshwa. Wengine huonekana kukubali kosa lao, lakini hawapendi kuangaziwa kwa sababu hiyo. Husema, “Najua ni kosa langu na nasikitika, lakini je, ni lazima ulionyeshe na kunivutia watu?” Hivyo mioyo yao hufadhaika. Kuna aina nyingine: mtu anajua kuwa amekosea lakini huona makosa ya wengine kuwa mabaya zaidi kuliko yake. Huhisi kwamba ni yeye pekee anayeonyeshwa makosa, ilhali watu wengine wenye makosa makubwa hawaonyeshwi. Huwachukia waliowaonyesha makosa yao.

Wengine husema kwamba wana sababu za makosa yao. Huhisi wanatendewa isivyo haki kwa sababu watu hawaelewi sababu hizo bali huonyesha kosa lao tu. Wengine huitikia kwa maneno makali au uchungu wanapoonyeshwa makosa.

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