Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Stop and Smell the Roses
There’s an interesting story about this big Ferris
Wheel behind me. Ethan White, who use to be
on the Advanced team, came here with his
family one day for a ride on the Ferris Wheel,
which rises to nearly 400 feet at it’s apex.
Joining Ethan’s family on this adventure was a
blind man. Think about that—a blind man went
for a ride on this giant Ferris Wheel. He was
unable to see the great view at the top—why did
he go?
He wanted to experience the feeling. He did
something that many people would have trouble
understanding, let alone doing on their own.
I’ll give you another example. A good friend of
mine was driving her car down the street and
saw a new bus that was unlike any other bus she
had seen before. What did she do? She went
ahead of the bus, parked her car, and got on the
bus!
When’s the last time you did something totally
illogical simply for the experience? What’s
holding you back? Moments come and go in life,
and we always think there will be other
opportunities to do things. Remember, nothing
is guaranteed, not even tomorrow. I once pulled
off the highway in the state of Wyoming and
drove twenty miles just to see a landmark for ten
minutes—that was eleven years ago, and in all
likelihood, I will never be there again. Would
you do the same?
Are you open to smelling the roses, or limited by
your imaginary constraints?
Key Words
Stop and smell the roses-v.phr.-to take time and enjoy moments, and simple things, don’t rush through life.
Ferris Wheel-n-a large wheel-like ride that carries passengers.
Illogical-adj-does not make sense, seems incorrect.
In all likelihood-idiom-very likely to happen.
Imaginary-adj-not real, something in the mind.
Constraints-n-limits, barriers that are in place to restrict movement, growth.
