I spent thirty-five years in EMS (Emergency Medical Services) and made a few observations. Here’s one: We put sick and injured people in a truck and dead people in a Cadillac. An ambulance can weigh between ten and fourteen thousand pounds. The equipment and people riding in it add up. Many a time I sympathized with the patient when he or she complained about every crack in the road. Even the interstate proved to be a challenge for that one lying on a cushioned gurney. I would share the irony of my observation about the uses of a truck verses the Cadillac with the patient. We took patients for a ride that no one wants to take, but is probably inevitable in the river of life.
So many circumstances beyond our control can give us no choices about the ride. So, it is with this life. Fools think they can know the future and affect its outcome.
Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Proverbs 25:14
Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.
We are along for the ride whether we like it or not and it can be rough. Complaining won’t change anything.
Think about it.
Gary