I live out my life on a surgical ship. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day… I am together with these people more than we’re apart. After a while, the ways of living on a ship become the ways of life.
A few rules I’ve learned:
#1 - always keep score
#2 - do what you can to out smart the other guy
#3 - don’t make friends with the enemy
#4 - everything, EVERYTHING is a competition.
But, there’s another way to survive this life, a way that no one seems to tell you about… one you have to learn for yourself.
#5 – its not about the competition (at all!) There are no winners or losers. Victories are counted by the number of lives saved.
And once in a while… if you’re smart… the life you save… could be your own.
Its all about lines: the finish line at the end of the race, waiting in line for a chance to prove you know what you’re doing, and then… there is the most important line: the line that separates you from the people you work with.
It doesn’t help to get too familiar, to make friends. You need boundaries between you and the rest of the world.
Other people are far too messy.
Its all about lines. Drawing lines in the sand and praying like hell that no one crosses them.
But at some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don’t keep other people out, they fence you in. Life is messy – that’s how we’re made.
So, you can waste your life drawing lines… or, you can live your life – crossing them.
But here’s what I know: if you’re willing to take the chance to let others cross your boundaries… the view from the other side is spectacular.
1 comment:
Very few people recognize when they are "living the dream". Living in the moment that God created them for. You are right on in your blog. While you can stay in the boundaries and accomplish the nuts and bolts of God's calling, you miss the opportunity to experience the "real dream" of living on the edge of faith. It's there, that the goodness and sufficiency of God is always displayed.
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