“We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up as if rivers of wisdom, characters we have climbed into as if trees, fears we have hidden in as if caves.”
– Michael Ondaatje
I think he had that one pegged. Life is complicated with enumerable challenges. How do we navigate through this swamp full of alligators and snakes? Glad you asked because the One who put us here has given to us the GPS to make it safely to the other shore.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
When He went ashore, He saw a great crowd, and He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.
Give it some thought.
Gary