You Can't Get there from here
I used to say that all the time. You know, someone you don't know from out of town asks you for directions to an attraction or some local point of interest, and you say, "You can't get there from here", and proceed to ask them where they came from. When they tell wherever that is, you let them know that they'll have to go back there and start over. I can't tell you how many times I've done that. To me, watching the expression on someones face who believes that you are serious in telling them that is funny. OK, I think it's really funny.
Well, for some reason I've been thinking more about that statement lately than I have in a long time. And as usual I've got to find other applications. So, here goes. I think there really are some places that you can't get to from here. Here; I mean where you are now. Some places can only be reached by going back to where you are from and starting over. The end of a dead end road is the end of a dead end road. Unless you turn around and find out where you made the wrong turn that led you there, you'll spend a lot of time on a road to nowhere.
Some folks are perfectly content on a dead end road. That's because when they turned onto it they discovered other people on it who also hadn't yet figured out it was a dead end. Not taking the time to go further (that many folks can't be lost) they went back to the turn off and started putting up signs that read: "This Way". Now, the traffic on the road isn't moving (it's a dead end) but that's overlooked because everyone is spending all their time confirming each others wise choice to turn at the "This Way" sign. What if the very first person who turned onto that dead end road just made a wrong turn?
Maybe rethinking your present location (circumstance) is a good idea. You've made a lot of turns. Some good, some not so good. All those turns, while not always leading directly to the place you thought you were going, are certainly useful if you consider what you've discovered by making them. Don't ever forget where you've been. All the turns you've made, no matter where you wound up by taking them, are tremendous learning experiences. What are you doing with them?
There are fabulous destinations you haven't yet reached. Places and things and experiences that you will only see if you can figure out how you got to where you are. So the idea is to do all that you can to understand who you are, how you became you, and how you can become the person that you were intended to be. And that person isn't limited to following "This Way" signs being held up by people standing on dead end roads. You may have to unlearn some things you thought were true and learn some things that are true you thought were not. Just please don't stop learning.
So, make your own applications if you see any. If you can't, at least try to keep thinking about it. Because if you stop thinking, you might find out "You can't get there from here."
Well, for some reason I've been thinking more about that statement lately than I have in a long time. And as usual I've got to find other applications. So, here goes. I think there really are some places that you can't get to from here. Here; I mean where you are now. Some places can only be reached by going back to where you are from and starting over. The end of a dead end road is the end of a dead end road. Unless you turn around and find out where you made the wrong turn that led you there, you'll spend a lot of time on a road to nowhere.
Some folks are perfectly content on a dead end road. That's because when they turned onto it they discovered other people on it who also hadn't yet figured out it was a dead end. Not taking the time to go further (that many folks can't be lost) they went back to the turn off and started putting up signs that read: "This Way". Now, the traffic on the road isn't moving (it's a dead end) but that's overlooked because everyone is spending all their time confirming each others wise choice to turn at the "This Way" sign. What if the very first person who turned onto that dead end road just made a wrong turn?
Maybe rethinking your present location (circumstance) is a good idea. You've made a lot of turns. Some good, some not so good. All those turns, while not always leading directly to the place you thought you were going, are certainly useful if you consider what you've discovered by making them. Don't ever forget where you've been. All the turns you've made, no matter where you wound up by taking them, are tremendous learning experiences. What are you doing with them?
There are fabulous destinations you haven't yet reached. Places and things and experiences that you will only see if you can figure out how you got to where you are. So the idea is to do all that you can to understand who you are, how you became you, and how you can become the person that you were intended to be. And that person isn't limited to following "This Way" signs being held up by people standing on dead end roads. You may have to unlearn some things you thought were true and learn some things that are true you thought were not. Just please don't stop learning.
So, make your own applications if you see any. If you can't, at least try to keep thinking about it. Because if you stop thinking, you might find out "You can't get there from here."
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