Tuesday, October 17, 2017

160 Feet

Picture it, Sicily. 1932. Oh wait, sorry...I'm a Golden Girls fan. Let me start over. *ahem* Picture it. A highway at night. You are driving with your headlights on. At any given moment you can only see 160 to 200 feet in front of you if conditions aren't super bad. When you are driving in the darkness, as long as you can see those 160 feet, you can keep going just fine. You drive by faith. You trust that the next 160 feet will be in front of you. If you stop, you will be stuck in the darkness, staring at the same spot on the road. You will never get to your destination until you trust the next 160 feet. Granted, there will be times the weather takes a turn and you have to slow down or actually pull over for a short amount of time until things start to clear up and you can begin to see the road you are on better. But what do you do then? You get back on the road, headlights on, and continue driving. You can't stay on the side of the road forever. At some point, despite what just happened, you have to merge back into the lane and continue on your journey. You survived the worst and you can now see where you are going again. In life, there will be times that we are driving down the highway and can only see 160 feet in front of us at any given moment. In those times, we have to just trust that the next 160 feet will be there if we are to keep moving. There will be storms and bad weather. You may hydroplane and feel out of control, but don't overcorrect or over-react. Don't panic. Trust the car you are driving will straighten itself out and that you know how to regain control or you can hit a wall. Sometimes you may have to pull over until you can see things clearly again. But as long as you merge back on the road once it has passed and keep going, you will make it to where you want to go. You can't just give up and sit on the side of the road. A lot of people hit bad road conditions in life and are too scared to get back on the highway. "What if it gets bad again? What if the road disappears and I can't find my way?" It will and it may. But in order to get to where you want to be, you have to continue forward. Pull over when you have to. Wait for the storm to pass. But keep watching the road. It will tell you when it is clear continue. Never take your eyes off the road. Whether you are driving on cruise control or pulled off to the side for a little bit, never take your eyes off the road. Focus on where you are going. Prepare for road conditions. And no matter what, always trust the next 160 feet. 

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