I am always in awe of how beautiful Life is and how she teaches me. Sometimes she gives a gentle nudge to sway me in the right direction and sometimes she slaps me in the face to snap me into awareness. I love her lessons either way, for I know that I am growing... and as long as I am growing, then I am alive and I can celebrate this adventure! :)
Last night I witnessed a tantrum as I was enjoying a lovely dinner. It should have been annoying, however it was not... because it gave me a new perspective and the life lesson for today's post :)
Life Lesson 8 - The Shiny Object of My Desire
Picture this scenario:
As a little child, you see a bright, silver shiny obejct, gleaming in the light as the sun shines through the kitchen window.
You are fascinated by its beauty and you are curious, in awe of how it sparkles and glows... It intrigues you, excites you, mesmerizes you... YOU WANT IT AT ALL COSTS.
So you point to it, ask for it, cry for it, shout and throw a tantrum with hopes that you will get it.
YOU DON'T.
No one wants to give it to you.
You can't reach it.
You climb on a chair attempting to get it and you fall... it hurts even more now...
The object of your desire is a knife.
But you are just a little child...
You are not ready for it.
You don't know how to handle it.
No one will give it to you, no matter what you do...
Because they love you... because you can't handle it; because now is not the time...
Familiar story?
Sure it is. You and I and all of humankind, no matter how old we are, how smart we are, how experienced we are...
We all have that "knife" that we want right now... the one we cannot seem to get.
Perhaps because it will harm us, or others... maybe because now is not the time... or we are not ready for it, perhaps we need to learn some things before we get it or maybe something else, something better is coming along...
The point is, that as children we couldn't understand why the knife was a NO-NO... and as adults, many a time we still can't understand.
We just have to trust in the process of life and that it is unfolding as it should.
That everything we want and need will come to us at the perfect time and not a moment before.
Our life is like a giant jigsaw puzzle, we put it together one piece at a time to make a beautiful masterpiece.<3
Blessings from Ella