自由腾飞(Free to Soar)

自由腾飞(freetosoar)

onewindyspringday,iobservedyoungpeoplehavingfunusingthewindtoflytheirkites.multicoloredcreationsofvaryingshapesandsizesfilledtheskieslikebeautifulbirdsdartinganddancing.asthestrongwindsgustedagainstthekites,astringkeptthemincheck.www•

insteadofblowingawaywiththewind,theyaroseagainstittoachievegreatheights.theyshookandpulled,buttherestrainingstringandthecumbersometailkeptthemintow,facingupwardandagainstthewind.asthekitesstruggledandkeptthemintow,facingupwardandagainstthewind.asthekitesstruggledandtrembledagainstthestring,theyseemedtosay,”letmego!letmego!iwanttobefree!”theysoaredbeautifullyevenastheyfoughttherestrictionofthestring.finally,oneofthekitessucceededinbreakingloose.“freeatlast,”itseemedtosay.“freetoflywiththewind.”

yetfreedomfromrestraintsimplyputitatthemercyofanunsympatheticbreeze.itflutteredungracefullytothegroundandlandedinatangledmassofweedsandstringagainstadeadbush.”freeatlast”,freetoliepowerlessinthedirt,tobeblownhelplesslyalongtheground,andtolodgelifelessagainstthefirstobstruction.

howmuchlikekiteswesometimesare.theheavengivesusadversityandrestrictions,rulestofollowfromwhichwecangrowandgainstrength.restraintisanecessarycounterparttothewindsofopposition.someofustugattherulessohardthatweneversoartoreachtheheightswemighthaveobtained.wekeeppartofthecommandmentandneverrisehighenoughtogetourtailsofftheground.

letuseachrisetothegreatheights,recognizingthatsomeoftherestraintsthatwemaychafeunderareactuallythesteadyingforcethathelpsusascendandachieve.