Thursday, March 21, 2013

Misunderstood Motives

Read 1 Samuel 16-18

1 Samuel 17:28 "And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle."

All David was trying to do was challenge the men, remind them of Who they served, and rally the troops for battle. We may write scenes where our well-meaning characters’ motives are misunderstood, too.

The protagonist might be the out-going type who can’t help reaching out to her fellow characters. Too often that reaching out might be misunderstood as interference.

The character could be the introspective type, who is quiet and keeps to himself. Other characters might misunderstand his motives to ensure his peace and quiet and mistrust him because they don’t understand him.

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