Monday, March 22: “Opening Doors”
Psalm 118:19-20
New Revised Standard Version: Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.
The Message (Version): Swing wide the city gates—the righteous gates! I’ll walk right through and thank God! This Temple Gate belongs to God, so the victors can enter and praise.
HBO has recently made a movie about Temple Grandin. Grandin is a college professor who has been involved with the treatments of animals prior to slaughter, specifically cows.
When she was young, Grandin had a teacher who taught her the importance of seeing life as a series of doors to go through. As a person with autism, this literally and metaphorical image helped her time and time again.
Question: What metaphors help you to get through life?
“Life is a journey” is a metaphor that has helped guide me. It’s not the destination that is important but enjoying and accepting the experiences along the way.
On the lines of what Sandy is saying my metaphor is more the humor route. When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it. I believe this because in life there are many of different opportunities. So are good some are bad. You just need to make the right one.
The metaphor for muy life is probably, as Forrest Gump says, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get.” Which is probably true for many people.