Thursday, December 29, 2005
Riding the log of complacency on the river of life
Difficult as it may be to understand, there are people who are complacent about life and would rather be a spectator than a participant. While talking to a very good friend recently, I hit upon an analogy that perfectly captures what these people experience from life.
The couch potatoes of life are like a frog sitting on a log that is going down stream in a large river. The log seems stable enough and doesn’t turn or bob very much, so the frog is content to ride along not knowing where he is going or even caring that he is going. The river moves the log from shore to shore where he could get off for a while and enjoy some new sights or have some new experiences. But he is content to let all of life on the shore pass him by because he is just too comfortable to get up and do anything or help anyone else who may be struggling to get to his log or the shore.
He will never know the thrill of helping another along the way. He will never experience the joy of getting to know another frog who could make his life worth living. He will never taste the excellent encounters he could have had if he just got up off his complacent butt and did anything!
He will never know true love. He will never know what its like to have his heart sing as he accomplishes a lofty goal. He will never climb a mountain. He will miss the real life that is out there just waiting for him to find it. One day the log will reach that part of the river in which roars a mighty waterfall. He will wonder what is happening and too late will he bemoan his not doing anything in life that was worthwhile. As his log plunges over the precipice, he will have regrets, but for him it is too late.
Don’t let us Lord, be like the frog on the log, just going along to our eventual deaths with nary a thought for this wonderful life You have given us. Let us like those bold men and women of old who conquered this mighty land, reach out and grab life and hold on tight so we are not left behind. Let us dive into the river of life and rise to the shore with new vigor to live decent and live large.
There is so much to experience and think and feel and do my precious friends, let us experience and think and feel and do it together. Life is for the living.
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The couch potatoes of life are like a frog sitting on a log that is going down stream in a large river. The log seems stable enough and doesn’t turn or bob very much, so the frog is content to ride along not knowing where he is going or even caring that he is going. The river moves the log from shore to shore where he could get off for a while and enjoy some new sights or have some new experiences. But he is content to let all of life on the shore pass him by because he is just too comfortable to get up and do anything or help anyone else who may be struggling to get to his log or the shore.
He will never know the thrill of helping another along the way. He will never experience the joy of getting to know another frog who could make his life worth living. He will never taste the excellent encounters he could have had if he just got up off his complacent butt and did anything!
He will never know true love. He will never know what its like to have his heart sing as he accomplishes a lofty goal. He will never climb a mountain. He will miss the real life that is out there just waiting for him to find it. One day the log will reach that part of the river in which roars a mighty waterfall. He will wonder what is happening and too late will he bemoan his not doing anything in life that was worthwhile. As his log plunges over the precipice, he will have regrets, but for him it is too late.
Don’t let us Lord, be like the frog on the log, just going along to our eventual deaths with nary a thought for this wonderful life You have given us. Let us like those bold men and women of old who conquered this mighty land, reach out and grab life and hold on tight so we are not left behind. Let us dive into the river of life and rise to the shore with new vigor to live decent and live large.
There is so much to experience and think and feel and do my precious friends, let us experience and think and feel and do it together. Life is for the living.
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