Flaming Rocket In My Eye

Good ol' chemistry class again - you can never be too cautious. Being just a little casual can spell disaster.

So there I was, morning lab - we were doing an experiment that involved fire: Lighting a candle was all the beginning of the experiment consisted of. The teacher said "no goggles necessary" - no different the lighting a birthday cake, right?

Well, yea. Except this was a freak incident. I was standing 10 feet away, observing the teachers instruction. As the match was lit, the tip broke off, rocketed through the air and into my left eye.

OUCH!.

Luckily, I blinked and it hit my eye lid and the area just beneath my eye, sparing my eyeball. If I had better reflexes, maybe I would have dodged it like in The Matrix...

I digress.

So what is my point, exactly? (I'm fine by the way...small blister beneath my eye. Not pretty, but functionally I'm okay).

In all endeavors - it is possible just to be a little too casual. You know, when you don't think about the low hanging light that you walk into, the piece of concrete you stub your toe on, the cop sitting on the side of the road who catches you as you cruise by 15 over, as your too wrapped up in the song on the radio.

If you know the dangers, and choose to ignore them, your just as bad as the person who doesn't know the dangers. An amateur, if you will, instead of being a professional (something we should all be striving to become).

You don't have to be a bad person to have bad things happen to you...just a little careless.

Whether its your health, your business, your relationships, your career and finances - whatever, if its important, its worth the extra bit of caution and attention. The Bible probably illustrates this best with the story of building your house on the sand, versus building on the rock. Sure, there is no present danger, and building on the beach has a good view - why not?

Because, every now and then, there is a storm that comes through. Some storms you might not even see coming. A storm like that, that is strong enough, and you aren't prepared for, could spell disaster.

And then you lose your eye (or house - metaphorically, I think you get the point?)


Take the extra time, get organized and prepare the way in advance - you'll be glad you did. I just had a pretty inexpensive reminder of this important life lesson.



Your squinting fitness comrade,

JG