Late last night we were driving home from Boise. It seemed like we would never get home, but we kept driving forward and eventually we did arrive.I thought about how this compares to life - If we keep moving forward we will eventually reach our destination as long as we are on the right road. Maybe more accurately put - we will eventually reach the destination for the road that we are on. If we want a certain destination, then we'd better make sure we are on the road that leads there.
There is a song from My Turn on Earth that says something like this:
- If you choose the very first step on the road, you also choose the last - so if you don't like the end of the road, you better back up - you know you better back up fast.
We get to choose every step we take down a road, but we do not get to choose where the road takes us. The destination for each road has already been predetermined. You can't take a road to Rigby and expect to end up in Hawaii.
Take a look at the road you are now traveling. Will it take you where you want to go?
If you're on the right road, keep moving forward and have an enjoyable trip.
If you're not on the right road, then STOP! It won't do any good to continue traveling on the wrong road. Ask for directions if you need help finding the right one.
I remember a song sung by one of my most favorite artists, Chris Hillman, when he played with the Desert rose Band. It was titled "One Step Forward". The songs chorus line includes "One step forward and two steps back. Nobody gets too far like that...One step forward and two steps back, this kinda love ain't gonna last!"
ReplyDeleteAnd so this truth is a rhyme with life. Even as we learn from Mark Twain, "History may not repeat itself but it sure rhymes!", we learn that many times we commit the same mistakes until we change the path we are on. I Like my saying that I learned from my friend Lew Rodriguez years ago. He said " Dime con quien andas y te digo quien eres!" translated literally into english he said " Tell me who you're hanging out with and i'll tell you who YOU are.
I love you Annette.