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Religions > Bible |
| User: |
"Jim" |
| Date: |
16 Nov 2005 06:44:17 AM |
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struggle and happiness |
Is Progress a Struggle? Remember the Acorn
An acorn has no idea about how to become an oak. It has never been to
school or told by the other seeds how a seedling develops into an oak tree.
That acorn could never so much as describe an oak, even if it should somehow
talk. But deep inside the acorn's heart is something powerful -- something
that presses forward and ever upward. When placed in the proper
surroundings, the acorn will literally burst open, unable to contain all the
potential that lives deep in its heart.
As the acorn continues to follow the design already inside, it continues to
grow and become stronger. Soon it's a sapling instead of a mere seed. Then
it grows taller, but is still just a slender tree. But one day, it finally
becomes what was deep inside of it all along: a stout and mighty oak. It's
true that some acorns get a later start than others. Some will wait for
many seasons before they finally begin to grow. But even a late start
cannot hinder the perfect design and purpose placed inside every acorn by
God Himself.
What is Happy, Anyway?
No matter what, life is always worth the living. No matter how many
setbacks or difficulties we face.
Most of us understand that, somewhere deep inside.
But anyone can get off track, from time to time. For example, if we can't
have what we want (whatever that may be) then we sometimes lose sight of
reality, the bigger picture, focusing only on the one sparkly trinket we
can't seem to get hold of.
It's good in all such cases to step back, take a big breath, and shake out
our thoughts until reality can be once again clearly seen.
Are you all bent out of shape with some object of desire you can't seem to
reach? Why not take some time off from the chase? Why not go out and take
a long walk? Buy yourself a giant puzzle, adopt a dog, or buy a bicycle.
Take up a new learning challenge. Do something really nice for someone you
don't really like - better yet for someone you don't even know, for someone
who can never pay you back.
Doing these things may not make you happy. But that's not the point. The
point is much simpler than that. The point, my friend, is to get on with
life. Don't lose sight of the great gifts God has already given you. The
world around you is filled with great and endless opportunities for life.
Why not drink deeply while you can?
Jim Sutton
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