Look at this dock, extending the fishing surfaces around the pond, into the pond.
Boundaries in life can extend this way, too. When does this happen?
- In emergencies. Someone might drive too fast with a passenger who needs medical care. A widow might need to take charge of money she never thought of before. A bystander might direct traffic around an accident, just like a policeman, and with the same success. Anyone could dive into the pond above, to save a life, even if it were posted “no swimming”. It would be the right thing to do.
- With maturity. When we learn more, practice more, know more, we can find ourselves freed from old boundaries and invited to do or to enjoy more. Little children would not be safe on the above dock, but older ones who know how to swim can have permission to try it out. It’s a fun, wobbly experience!
- On special occasions. We skip diets for weddings. We block streets for parades. We eat with our fingers for bar-b-que. The dock above has had very little people who were non-swimmers on it, sometimes, when grown-ups decided it was okay, and when the little ones held someone’s hand.
So, are your boundaries extended these days? Have you had to extend yourself because of an emergency? Have you “graduated” to a time of fewer restrictions or more privileges? Are you in a special bubble of different boundaries? Look around you and enjoy the stretch.
And catch a few fish, while you’re at it. 🙂
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I couldn’t agree more. The worst boundary is the perceived boundary of public perception. “They won’t like me if they know me!”
But then, we can’t get to know anyone in any real sense. Extending the boundaries, I like that. 🙂
Ooh! Thanks for hitting me right between the eyes! Really.
How do we get to know someone unless we allow them to extend their boundaries, too?
Thanks again, CH. 🙂