Yesterday,
on my Community Centre event poster drop offs, I had an interesting experience.
At
5:15pm when I got to the parking lot, there were only two cars on the 60-car lot.
It occurred to me that the centre was closed so I wanted to drive off. However,
I decided to get down from the car and walk to the door. For courage, I told
myself out loud “I’ll just be a fool and walk up to the door”. As I walked, I imagined
people in the surrounding houses, peeping out of their windows and having a
laugh at my expense. I ignored all those thoughts and got to the door. From outside,
I could see a person at their reception and then the automatic doors parted
open. SURPRISE!!! It was open! I walked in with a huge grin on my face. On the face
of the man at the reception, you could see him wondering about my smile. I told
him why I had the grin on.
As
I walked out of that place, I wondered how many times we encounter situations
like this where we conclude by the scene before us rather than the facts that
we have verified. How many times do we judge the outcome negatively without
having tried?
How
many times have you thought to yourself “My boss won’t agree, see the scowl on
her face” or “No-one cares about my idea”. As for me, I’ve had several of those
kinds of situations and many times, I didn’t bother to try.
It’s
a world of amazement out there when we stop listening to the cants, wonts and donts
in our minds.
Today, I want to encourage you to try and be foolish. Risk mockery,
disappointment and disdain. Pleasant surprises await you.
