This weekend while at a wedding, I heard a very good insight into attitude and perspective. The minister was speaking on the sanctity marriage and how these days people seem to have the attitude that says, "I'll stay in this pasture until I find greener pastures." He referred to the saying, "the grass is always greener on the other side," noting that so often in life we are looking for that greener grass.
Then he said something profound. He said, "the grass is only as green as we are willing to make it."
In order to have a gorgeous green lawn, you have to work diligently at it. It is a dedicated process that requires a concerted effort in order to achieve the optimum result.
I thought to myself, "Self, that is so true." So many times we look for "hand-outs" when we have the resources and responsibility to do for ourselves what others have done for themselves. If the "grass" is greener on the other side, then it is because we are focusing on the end result of someone else's labor instead of focusing on the task at hand, and diligently seeking to make our own "grass" greener.
I really liked this illustration because that saying, that the grass is always greener in somebody else's yard, is so often said in various situations, but there is never any context as to why the grass is greener somewhere else. By putting the saying in context, we are empowered to do something to make our own "grass" greener, whatever that "grass" may be.
2 comments:
Very good perspective. Staying on the issue of marriage, this past Sunday I heard a message where the preacher stated that marriage is a crucible, meaning that it is a test; something to be worked at so that a finished product can emerge. Thus, as in the "greener grass" illustration you have to dedicate time, effort, and sacrifice so that the finished product can emerge.
Another great maxim to remember:
It's always darkest just before it goes completely black.
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