As it continues to pour outside forming a baby lake and several major rivers with tributaries running to my front door, I begin to wonder when I should begin building a raft. Perhaps another ark is in order.
How often do we let ourselves tread water to the point of panic before we reach for the life vest that has been right next to us all along. Sometimes we do things just to prove we can, sometimes we sink just to show we can swim. It takes strength to stay afloat at times, but it only takes a little wisdom to realize you can't always rely solely on yourself. It's not necessarily "weak" to use the flotation (historical spelling: floatation) devices on hand, sometimes it's intelligent.
(Poster in one of the high schools I visited)
