Have you ever wondered why people live out their journeys differently?
Some people are wealthy while others are poor, with the majority of the maze's population being somewhere in the middle, I presume. Some are relatively healthy most of their lives while others battle sickness and disease during their journeys in the maze. Some experience true love while others search without finding. Some want children and can't have them while others have them and don't want them. Some give while others take. Some love their animals like family members while others abuse their animals. Some travel the world while others never leave the town or county they were born in. Some take chances while others are fearful of taking chances. For most of us, the comparisons aren't so drastic. Instead, I think we get to a point within the maze that we are simply coasting. We really don't have any dreams, desires, or goals....we're just co-existing with one another.
My brother's 30th high school reunion was a few days ago. Out of a graduating class of 524, 16 classmates have already exited the maze and 200 classmates are unaccounted for. I think it's fair to say that out of those 200 there are probably more that have completed their final journey, as well. My brother left the maze at the age of 17. I don't know the circumstances surrounding the remaining 15 classmates but I'm sure most probably made it into their 20s, others into their 30s, and some meandered through the maze while in their 40s.
I started thinking of all these classmates and wondered.....if we were given the opportunity to know when we're going to make that last turn in the maze with our personal finish line in view, would we live our lives differently? I, for one, think I would. It makes me think of the life I've been given. I have been given a life of health for 40 years, but what have I REALLY done with that life? If I crossed the finish line and exited the maze today, would I be able to say I have lived my life to the fullest? No...I would not be able to say that. How many hours have we wasted doing meaningless things? How much time have we invested in relationships that destroy instead of build? With each passing second of every minute of every hour we are one step closer to that finish line. Every day, thousands are exiting the maze. I wonder how many of those would say they lived their life to the fullest? What makes the majority of us who (probably) don't live life to the fullest, and never really become aware of our true purpose within the maze, different from the select few that do?
What takes place within the maze is our life. Most of us are given multiple opportunities to change the course of our maze, but many times we never take those opportunities.
Hopefully, the maze has lots of twists and turns left for me to travel before exiting; allowing me to make good on some of the years I foolishly let slip away.
Think about where you are in the maze. If you're where you are supposed to be, great! If not, as long as you're still in it then it's not too late to change course.
I'll see ya in the box!
Kristy, this is well penned. As you know I have lived in this maze many years, and yes, I too would do somethings differently. But all in all my regrets are rather few. Perhaps I have many more twist and turns, if not, my exit will become my entrance into Heaven!! Love you and so thankful to call you, daughter.
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