It was supposed to be a great Saturday afternoon of fun and games, but it was starting to take its tool on me. It was more like a war of the wills gone wrong. I was struggling trying to hold on to the rope, and I gave it my best but my hands and grips just were not what they used to be.
When I was invited to this afternoon of fun, I admittedly was taken by surprise. I usually reserve my Saturdays for traveling, meditation and cool down time. I jumped at the chance to do something out of the ordinary schedule for me.
I just knew I had the skills, and to my undiluted pleasure, I did. Just not the body I once had. When I was younger, I jumped at any game that was a manageable team game. That was then and this is now.
You are responsible to the energy you bring in life.
As I lay on the ground nursing my defeat, and my sore hands. I thought about the time that had passed, true I no longer had the body I once possessed, true my strength had decreased, but my drive to continue moving forward, to constantly challenge myself, to push my own boundaries, mentally and physically had only increased with the passage of time.
I had let go of the rope, I let go of any illusions I had that time had not caught up with me. The Holy Bible, says that “We are like the grass that springs up fresh, and then quickly withers away (Psalm 90:5-6)”. Its not just poetic words, but reality.. A gentle reminder that life is fleeting. There are many people who go to great lengths to ignore this reality, but it’s still reality.
I’m not telling you, nor am I giving you permission to let yourself go, do take a self assessment check, look at where you are now, and where you plan to go. The Holy Bible, says that Moses asked the Lord, to “teach us to number our days, that we may present to him a heart of wisdom”
As you take stock of the time you have left, the stuff, the things that should matter the most to you are the things that matter to God. God can’t bless those whose hands are closed. Give to others, do good deeds, reach out neighbors and friends. It that way you will begin to redeem the time.
Part of facing reality, is recognizing that we are only passing through this world for a short time, and that are lives ought to be precious to us.
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