While strolling through the Community College campus, I saw some toddlers from the daycare center being taken out for a walk. They were so cute! Then something attracted my attention. The two accompanying teachers were holding a kind of rope (one at the beginning, the other at the end of the line), along which several large handles made of cloth were situated at regular intervals. Each child was holding on a handle and they all marched away, happily looking around. They were kept safe, there was no danger of having any of them getting lost or separated from the group. A thought occurred to me. How wonderful it would be if also in their adult life human beings could have the possibility to hold on something that would keep them safe, that would make them "feel" safe, while still allowing them to be free to experience life in the best possible way. What could adult life "handles" be? Beliefs? Convictions? Principles? Faith? Love? Positive Thinking? Curiosity (to explore and learn more)? There are plenty of possibilities, aren't there? But... How many individuals are aware of the strong anchors that are available, that could keep them well grounded, while still allowing them to look up at the sky? And....who knows? Someday one or more individuals might feel strong enough to fly up, having made their anchors (=principles) such part of themselves that they have become able to do whatever they want without fear of "getting lost".
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