The Circle of Insight …
While I was
transporting my grandson to school the other day, he was telling me a story and
referred to something as ‘crap.’ I listened to Bryce tell his story and when he
was complete I asked him what ‘crap’ meant. He believed it be something
negative. He said, “You know Gramma!”
I asked him
what all he knew about crap – he looked at me as if I’d lost my mind. (It’s a
good thing I was driving slow and there wasn’t hardly any traffic … my
attention was somewhat distracted.) He responded – “It’s not anything good.”
“Crap can be rather icky, stinky and really
yucky looking … would you agree?” He said, “Yep.” I said, “And that would be
negative?” Another yep.
“Did you know
that that crap is fertilizer and it nourishes and makes tons of fruits and
vegetables? Without it, the fruits and vegetables would barely grow. And
fertilizer is used for lots of other things. The idea behind fertilizer is to
make things grow better, bigger and more. Does this sound negative to you?” By
now I had his interest and he said, “No Gramma.”
On another
day a while ago … I remember being on a stretch of road that I have driven many
times. I have to refrain from breathing through my nose as several miles reek
from cattle stockyards. A guy that I was dating was working in that area and
was looking into purchasing a home in that vicinity. I asked him how he was
going to live with that smell. He said … “I don’t smell anything bad.” I said,
“Really?” And he responded, “No I don’t smell crap, I smell money.”
I really like
how opportunities appear when we least expect them … presenting a learning
experience, if we choose.
What goes
around comes around.
Smiling ....
Original Written 2005
"Ponderings...Food for the Soul"
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