Jesus made 1/2 ton of wine!

Some interesting info I came across as I read the bible:

from the revised std version (http://www.bibleontheweb.com/Bible.asp)

⁶ Now six stone jars were standing there, for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. ⁷ Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. ⁸ He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the steward of the feast." So they took it. ⁹ When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine

1 gallon is equivalent to about 4 litres (depending on whether it is UK, US or dry but average to about 4. Check this site out http://www.digitaldutch.com/unitconverter/). I am also assuming that the gallon referred to here in the rev std version is the one Im converting.

So that gives:

20-30gallons x 6 = 120 - 180 gallons = 480 - 720 litres of wine.

Jesus made an average of 600 litres of wine, more than half a ton!

If you read the scipture, he made the wine AFTER they ran out. Which means they drank the good wine first, then the bad wine. Why this order? This is so because they expect people to be less able to tell how bad the bad wine really is after finishing up the good one. I'm tempted to infer that at this point, much wine has been drunk already because it's a wedding, people will try to prepare more than enough on such occasion. The host seems to have servants, so I'm guessing that they are not poor either.

No matter how you look at it, that's still a lot of wine - even if you're doing a chinese wedding with 100 tables!

So...
Would we say that Jesus 'stumbled' people then?

Would we still argue whether drinking can or cannot be done?

One would say, there would be (and there should be) more wholesome things to be done than drinking on a wedding? Why make wine and so much of it?

What is the principal behind this that we can all learn?

If it's not about the wine then what is it about?

Words

The good book talk about our tongue so much. It has the power of life and death! A wise word at the right time is like (something very very good)!

Indeed.

Speech, is probably the first thing we learn and a subject we never finish learning

And in the past month, I've been put into situation to learn about this more and more - again and again. Obviously, the guy upstairs know that I haven't quite grasp the lesson. (Even while writting this entry, I find it a challenge)

Firstly, I find it difficult to put my thoughts and concept into words. Even more so to structure them in accurate, concise form.

Second, is the tact and art to saying the right things at the right time to the RIGHT people in the right way.

I guess I'll just have to keep practice 'speaking' better now. Practice don't make perfect, it makes permanent... and I'll permanently continuosly improve on it.