Perspective

So the last while I have really had a few learning experiences with perspective. Everyone has one, and it will most likely be different than those around you. Shocking, right?! Not really.

One thing that came up was different perspectives on discipline. Random, I know, but it made an impact on me. So when I was growing up, I don't really remember being disciplined much. Like, my parents never grounded us and they hardly ever took things away. I remember being told to go to my room if I was being a brat, but it was never considered a 'time out'. So there ya go, I don't really know how I learned to behave well, but I guess it worked somehow.
In any case, I was watching a YouTube vlog and it was about how a certain family disciplines their child. She referred to a few scriptures (5 to be exact) about discipline that they had chosen to make their choices with. A few of them talked about how children must be disciplined by 'the rod [of Christ]' they took this almost literally. She talked about how when their child misbehaves (she is 3 by the way) that she goes to time out and then gets a spanking - with a wooden paddle. This absolutely BAFFLED me. They also mentioned that they use a paddle instead of their hand because the bible said 'rod'. It also surprised me that they said it was every time she got in trouble. When I was younger I was only spanked a few times and it was always because I had done something that deserved a spanking, so it was serious, not just every time that I misbehave.
Fortunately for me, I was in an institute class the week previous and we were talking about the Rod of Iron and how it is a symbol for Christ's teachings. So in the scriptures it is most likely (well, in my perspective) talking about teaching your children with the teachings of Christ, not literally disciplining them with a rod. I really try to study the symbols in the scriptures so that when things like this come up, I am able to make a conclusion for myself.
I know that saying that sounds arrogant and I'm trying not to be judgmental. I am just addressing how I feel about this and, yeah. There's my disclaimer.

So yeah. There is my lesson in perspective for the day.