On the Road again…

For my Mom. :-)

We are all on a journey, even if you think you’re just sitting still, even for a moment. Our lives progress. There is NO stopping of time, or really, lengthening of days. We walk along our various paths and live our allotted number of days, until OUR journey comes to an end.

But what if…you’re on the wrong path? What if the path that you’re walking down is one that will lead you through a lot of hurt and pain and suffering? Does that mean it’s the WRONG path?

Uh oh…wait…I really didn’t mean to get that deep today. :-)

Oh well…let’s just jump on in, shall we?

The wrong path…how in the world would we ever be able to know the wrong path? I’ve had several discussions with friends about right and wrong and our particular perceptions of them. See…we LOVE to be the ones to determine right and wrong. It’s one of the first things we do in any situation or with any person. WE decide right or wrong.

If you have someone come up to you and tell you that so-and-so just did such-and-such…you’re going to decide in your head whether so-and-so was right or wrong doing such-and-such. Right?

But really…who are YOU to be deciding right or wrong? Especially when it comes to right and wrong of another person. Sure, there are the world’s “accepted” definitions of right and wrong

And what ARE those? Oh, Mr. Webster!!! Come give this one a try. :-)

According to Webster, RIGHT is being in accordance with what is just, good, or proper and conforming to facts or truth. Wow….he did a good job on that one. Let’s see about…

WRONG is an injurious, unfair, or unjust act : action or conduct inflicting harm without due provocation or just cause and something wrong, immoral, or unethical ; especially : principles, practices, or conduct contrary to justice, goodness, equity, or law. Ahh…there’s good ol’ Webster back again. :-)

So…read them again with me, right and wrong. Sounds like they are, well, VERY subjective terms. We use these terms on an almost daily and even hourly basis. They assist in defining our world and we use them to bring order to our world. Don’t we?

But…whose specific definition of right and wrong are we going to use? Who gets to decide whether or not you are right or wrong? Ahh…that’s a big question isn’t it? Guess what…I’m not gonna answer that one today. :-)

I want to get back to the path you’re walking on. How can YOU decide if it’s the RIGHT path or the WRONG path? And really…do you think that YOU can decide that? Isn’t it usually too late by the time we figure out we are ACTUALLY on a wrong path?

So…is it pointless? Can we really expect to see into our own futures and make that judgment?

How about a different, yet similar, thought to ponder on?

What if…the journey that is your life and the paths that you find yourself on…are exactly the ones you’re supposed to be on at that particular time and that particular place? What if your journey is designed to CREATE the final product of you and that every step you take is an ESSENTIAL part of that process?

At that point…is there really a WRONG path? ;-)

Let me leave you with this…live your life, walk your path, and keep trying to make the next right choice. Let your heart be your guide in that. It’s smarter than you think.

On the road again…..Can’t wait to get back on that road again… - some bad country singer. :-)