Stuck? Meditation for 4/14/14

Folly Beach; SC

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“Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.”  - Friedrich Nietzsche

“Talk doesn't cook rice.”  - Chinese proverb

     The tortoise and the hare paired off in a footrace was the subject of a childhood story that has probably stuck with most of us.  The hare races off to an insurmountable lead, gets distracted by this and that and finally lays down to take a nap.  The turtle plods along and crosses the finish line while the hare awakens in panic.  As a child I remember thinking that at least the hare would only lose one such race, he would learn his lesson and never lose again.  As an adult, I am not so sure – playing the hare has been a role I have played many times in my life.

     There are many sayings that express the value of persistence.  “Slow and steady wins the race.”  “The mighty oak was a tiny acorn.”  “The difference between winning and losing is usually not quitting.”  “Try and try again.”  But the reality is that persistence cannot be taught or bought – it must be done.  Like anything else worthwhile, if a spiritual path were for those that needed it, wanted it, read about it or talked about it the vast majority of us would know joy and peace.  But it is not for those folks – it is for those that steadily, quietly do the work of ridding themselves of the false so that they may know the true.  Regardless of how seemingly small or insignificant, can we find one thing to do now that we can let go of and thus move further along the path?  We always can, and each small step builds our legacy – one small burden relieved or contribution made at a time.

Today, may I be given stamina.  

Have an awesome Monday!!

David

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