Usually placed on a stone pedestal, “The Thinker” (French: Le Penseur) is a bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin. The work depicts a nude male figure of heroic size sitting on a rock. He is seen leaning over, his right elbow placed on his left thigh, holding the weight of his chin on the back of his right hand. The pose is one of deep thought and contemplation, and the statue is often used as an image to represent philosophy.
Now if he had really been thinking, he would have realized he had no clothes on. On the other hand, maybe he had no clothes because he spent too much time thinking and no time working. Then again maybe he was thinking, “How do I get out of this embarrassing situation?” In any case, I’m done thinking about it.
Did anyone ever ask you this soul-searching question? “What were you thinking?” My usual response is, “I wasn’t thinking.”
When it comes to what the Bible says about thinking, here’s a good list:
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Think about it.
Gary