#beingyourbest

This play called life is a play of victory and sorrow. We’ve all experienced ups and downs in our lives, right? The most interesting and meaningful stories to us too aren't those where everything is always perfect and stays peachy. They’re also not the ones where one bad thing after another happens. Rather, the most compelling stories we hear are those of obstacles being overcome. A key through navigating through life is how we respond to any situation, no matter how difficult it is. It's a matter of facing the consequences of the decisions we’ve made rather than having regrets. What IS the point of regrets anyhow? The decision has been made and we can’t go back to the past to change that decision. Would it be helpful if we could though? That brings me to a story I recently heard.

Five friends were once passing through a forest. After walking for awhile, they realized they may have lost their way. One friend said they should take the path to their left to get out of the forest and headed in that direction. Another friend decided taking the path to their right was better. The 3rd person thought the other two friends were crazy, stating they were already going on the right path and that they simply had to continue forward. The 4th person in the group decided the safest way to travel would be by going back on the path they had taken up to that point, and thus started walking back. The remaining person saw all his friends taking these different directions. He chose a path that turned out not to only be the shortest but also the right route. Which way was that?

Turns out, that 5th person climbed up the tallest tree in that forest and looked in all directions, thus finding the shortest and fastest way to get out of there and back to his destination.

What does this story teach us? And what happened to the rest of the group? Did they end up finding their way out and at their starting destination/their home? Look out for my next blog post to find out!