The Life Raft We Cannot See

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Well, the Wilderness EMT made a splint with duct tape and branches from a tree and put the man in his raft, and later that night they camped at a beautiful spot on the river and ate chicken fajitas and strawberry shortcake.

Which was interesting, because the man with the broken ankle thought that he would be eating the dehydrated eggs that he had in his backpack.

Then he realized that a lot of things he hadn't thought of and a lot of things that he had thought of had turned out in ways that he never thought out.

Which is why I am telling you this story.

I was the man with the broken ankle.

And that day next to the river at the bottom of a canyon, miles from anywhere in the middle of a wilderness area with my ankle broken in half...

I learned that I could not possible imagine all of the amazing things that were in store for me in my life.

Proust says that we shouldn't look for new vistas, but instead look with fresh eyes.

He's right.

No matter what life is throwing at us, there us a raft around the corner that we cannot see.

Don't look for it; it cannot be seen.

Don't predict when it will appear; it's not on your timetable.

Don't doubt that it exists, for doubts will cloud your eyes and cause you to give up before it arrives.

Don't give up; give in.

Give in to the idea that positive events are in your future, even if you can't see them.

Give in to the idea that positive events are in your future, even if you can't imagine what they could possibly be.

There's a raft around the corner.

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