feeling bad?

It is surprising how often the word "good" is misused.

At least once a week some student says, "Mr. Lee, I don't feel good," when she is feeling ill. My general response is, "I'm glad; you shouldn't feel good because you aren't, and neither am I." I hope this technique is successfully thought-provoking, not annoyingly petty.

Since I teach in a Christian school, the young folk eventually catch on to my meaning--at least the members of the class who aren't feeling ill. But I wonder--how often are we really aware of sin and its consequences in ourselves, in those around us, and in mankind as a whole?