While playing golf yesterday in the calm and peace of the day I had time to ponder. It is a shame I did just that rather than ponder more seriously the next golf shot I was going to play. But then that for me is life, I frequently make wrong choices, or follow the way of doing things that I always choose.
It is a bit like the criminal who was brought before the judge to pay for his crimes. Found guilty he was given the choice of the noose, the rope, or he could choose to go behind the big dark door and take his chances. Looking at the door he promptly chose the rope, it would, after all, be over much more quickly.
As the noose was being placed around his neck he looked at the judge and asked him what was behind the dark door? The judge smiled and told him freedom.
" It is amazing," said the judge, 'everybody makes that same choice." Freedom or the drop and rather than take a chance most opt for the known.
A powerful reminder about how many of us, like myself, choose the familiar. We are so afraid of the unknown that we get our selves all tied up in the familiar. The alternative might lead to less pain and unhappiness but because we do not know what it is we stick with what we know.
We keep the door of freedom and happiness closed.
We are a planet full of people walking about with the metaphysical ropes around our necks, wondering why we feel a bit emotionally and spiritually dead to the world around us in all its beauty.
Today decide to finally take off the ropes that bind you and possibly even blind you to great possibilities
Open a few doors that will lead to new opportunities, unfamiliar but new and different. Who knows just where you might find yourself.
Whatever you choose the rope or the door have a marvellous day.
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