I was talking to a brother who was speaking of another brother who has a terminal illness, the doctors can not fix nor can he do anything to ease it. we were talking about appreciating the journey, in so many words. he is discouraged because of the things that he used to be able to do but can no longer do because of this illness. something as simple as snapping his fingers is no longer possible. walking in a straight line is no longer possible. this first brother told the second one to remember the things you used to do with pleasure because those memories were good but don't dwell on what you can no longer do because of your present condition. embrace it, appreciate it and live your life in spite of the illness, enjoy your life and family in spite of. evaluate and move on.
everything that you have ever been through in life, whether good or bad has gotten you to the point you are at right now. if you look at it the right way you can say to yourself and others, ok this happened and that happened but had I not gone through all of that I wouldn't be right here and now. I like it for what it is but i'm not satisfied because I know there is more so let me start the next phase of the journey. you get to the next level and you appreciate the journey because you looked at it the right way, you understand some things better, the mistakes or choices in general you made help you to see things clearer.
you know when you're in the mall and the directory has a map with a sign that says "you are here", every once in a while it's good to look at the path you took to get to "here" so you know where you came from and to help you appreciate the view. you go further into the mall and you're looking for a particular store and you get a little lost along the way, you come across another directory that has a map that says "you are here" and you look at the path again and say ok, I made this turn, went straight here, made that turn and along there I didn't come across what I needed to but where I am isn't so bad. ok but now to get where I need to be I have to go this way because now I know where I came from and I don't want to go back there. now I know where I am and I can't stay.
you finally make it to your "destination", which for me is wherever God called me to be and I can look at it and say I truly appreciate all that I went through, good or bad because it all got me to this point. think about it, if you had taken another path, would it have lead you to this very point? yes or no? something to think about right? well I say yes because what He has for you is yours regardless to the path however, the path you take determines how long it takes you to get there to that particular point and your understanding the path or looking at it in the right way, helps you to appreciate more the end point.
your destiny is in your hands, how you get there is up to you and if you appreciate the journey it will help you better appreciate the destiny.
peace and blessings awesome people!
jai ar
