lesson of the terrapin
I was watching a terrapin trying to squeeze its way into an opening, not realising it was virtually impossible with the shell it was carrying. Perhaps the pastures on the other side propelled it to try its utmost best, thinking it would be possible one day. Interestingly, it taught me some lessons:
(1) Sometimes I am like the terrapin. I keep trying to squeeze myself into a place where I think is good for me without taking a step back and realising, it is not the best place for me to be, or the most ideal way to go about it.
I think I finally understand how God must feel when we are like the terrapin. He sees the big picture, the final perspective that we cannot. Although I want to help the terrapin and simply pick it up and place it where it wanna go, it may not be the best plan for it.
(2) Yet at times, I wish I am like the terrapin. Even though it faces seemingly insurmountable difficulties, it continues to perservere and push on. Am I like that? Too often, I'll probably just sit there and whine.
So what's the moral of the story? To be or not to be (the terrapin), that is the question. The answer probably lies in the circumstances.
(1) Sometimes I am like the terrapin. I keep trying to squeeze myself into a place where I think is good for me without taking a step back and realising, it is not the best place for me to be, or the most ideal way to go about it.
I think I finally understand how God must feel when we are like the terrapin. He sees the big picture, the final perspective that we cannot. Although I want to help the terrapin and simply pick it up and place it where it wanna go, it may not be the best plan for it.
(2) Yet at times, I wish I am like the terrapin. Even though it faces seemingly insurmountable difficulties, it continues to perservere and push on. Am I like that? Too often, I'll probably just sit there and whine.
So what's the moral of the story? To be or not to be (the terrapin), that is the question. The answer probably lies in the circumstances.
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