We hear many stories of
how people overcome some terrible problems in order to give their lives some
sort of purpose and direction.
Particularly at this time of the Paralympics, the focus is on many who
have been born or suffered, through illness, accident or war, some disability
and through sport have found a motive to take part in new things and have gained
a sense of self-worth and achievement.
They haven’t just sat back and moaned because of their circumstances. They have shown real courage and tremendous
determination to do something with their lives.
We often think that other people may have a better deal in life than we do or think that if our situation were somehow different then we would be better. The expression ‘the grass is greener on the other side of the fence’ comes to mind but often if we actually do get to ‘the other side of the fence’ we discover that things are not that different after all. There is, however, another version of that saying. It states, ‘The grass is not greener on the other side. It’s green where you decide to water it, nourish and take care of it.’
Yesterday, I received
(again – as I have received it before) an email with a link to the story of
Emmanuel Kelly, a young man with terrible deformation of limbs, born in Iraq
and with his brother was left in an orphanage.
He appeared on the Australian version of The X Factor and wanted to
sing. His version of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’
really was very moving and inspiring, knowing his story. If you haven’t come across this, you can
watch it through YouTube – http://www.youtube.com/embed/W86jlvrG54o.
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| Emmanuel Kelly |
We often think that other people may have a better deal in life than we do or think that if our situation were somehow different then we would be better. The expression ‘the grass is greener on the other side of the fence’ comes to mind but often if we actually do get to ‘the other side of the fence’ we discover that things are not that different after all. There is, however, another version of that saying. It states, ‘The grass is not greener on the other side. It’s green where you decide to water it, nourish and take care of it.’
Reading that and seeing
some remarkable life stories of those taking part in the Paralympics and people
like Emmanuel Kelly, somehow puts my little niggles and moans into a more
realistic perspective in the big scheme of things.
3 comments:
Oh I'm sorry Mavis, didn't you know the grass is greener on the other side and our alpacas are just like the ones in the picture only the fence they are in during the day they have found out a way around - again. They are not supposed to step over a wire - ours do. They are not supposed to challenge a fence - ours do.
Anyway, you are right the grass can be just as green on the side of the fence we are on and if our alpacas were moved more often it would be, or if the fence was bigger it would be, but they need to eat what is on their side of the fence first before we let them further afield and I am sure there is a lesson there too. Lol
Maybe you should preach at them or lay hands on them or have a prayer meeting over them or something! LOL! Actually when I saw that photo I did think of your alpacas and wondered if they were like that. I'm sure there is a lesson in there somewhere as you say - I think there is a lesson in most things if we look for it.
We have a wire fence but they must have been eating the grass on the other side as they have stretched the wire in places.Sigh!
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