Going back to basics is certainly necessary when things become rather blurry and hazy.
Even in life, there are some basic things that we need to do for a healthy lifestyle, like a balanced diet, ample rest, moderate exercise and other things that are good for life.
But along the way, we either forget these things or put them at a low priority and then that is when problems happen.
In the 1st reading, the Lord gave His people His Commandments so that they will know how to live their lives.
The Commandments are as basic as it can be to living a life that is truly human, and it is certainly not beyond human ability.
But as it is, along the way things become blurry and hazy and in the gospel Jesus talks about what are the dangers that will come along the way.
There is the lack of understanding of what is right and wrong, trials that will shake our conviction, worries and temptations that make us lose focus and direction.
Let us get back to basics and make a serious reflection of the Commandments of the Lord.
Let us understand it, be convicted about it and focus on it as we walk in the ways of the Lord.