Get on the merry-go-round of life!
You are frozen between action and worry. You think, if I jump on there I will look silly, childish, or maybe even get hurt. You wonder what others will think if you make a fool of yourself. You fidget, put your hands in your pockets, and watch it go around again, and again…and again. You look forlornly at those on the carousel, and say to yourself, “Why can’t I be like that?”
You come back every day to watch, you are drawn to the carousel by a mysterious force. One day, something inside you snaps. You suddenly leap onto the merry-go round! You are beside yourself with joy. You cannot believe how much fun this is. You ask yourself, “Why did I wait this long?”
As you look around, you notice all the others who were on the carousel before you are gone. You find out they have all moved on to create new merry-go rounds, spreading the word. As you ride the carousel you see many forlorn faces in the crowd, and you wave them on with all your might. Get on the ride!
Words that a few of our young student’s parents could do with hearing, perhaps. All the adults who sit on the sideline browsing facebook, I just will never understand.
Good to see you writing again, Matt. 🙂
Thanks for your insights Grant! Yes, great to be back in the game. So true, if everyone would engage life would be more interesting.
I once was trying to sell life insurance to a young couple and I got to talking about fighting. I mentioned there was nothing like the feeling of getting hit hard in a fight. You know it makes you come alive to rise to the challenge!
Worse case is you get beat but the fun comes in trying to figure out how to best your opponent by jumping on the carousel of life!
Good analogy Matt
Hi John! Not sure I agree with you about the fun of fighting, LOL. I do not particularly like it, but sometimes you gotta fight. And yes, it does make you come alive, no doubt. Thanks for stopping by.