I’m glad it’s blog night. I’m struggling with a problem. I know the right thing to do, but it would be so much easier to just go along and keep my mouth shut.
See, here’s the thing, I know better. I mentioned to you before in another blog about when Carter and I were in Dearth beyond Dead Forest, we traveled through this huge cave called the Forge of Providence. We had to accomplish certain tasks successfully in order to escape the caverns. At one point we were traveling on a wide, easy path on the ledge of a huge drop. We were doing just fine until we came to a two-rope-bridge, two ropes running parallel one above the other.
Even though there were many footprints leading past the ropes, Carter thought we should use the bridge to cross the expanse. I had no intention of crossing a bottomless expanse, so wide you couldn’t see the other side, on a rope. Carter tried to talk me into it saying, “It’s not that bad. We made a two-rope-bridge at summer camp. You stand on the bottom rope, hold onto the top rope, and sidestep across. It’s fun.”
If it hadn’t been for the girl calling for help from the other side of the gulf, I wouldn’t have done it. And that’s another thing; that girl was so rude to us. Can you imagine someone who needs your help insulting you in the same breath she asks for it? But even worse, she told us that we had to cross the rope bridge in total darkness. We couldn’t use our flashlights because of the rope snakes. Poisonous snakes roamed the ropes that would go berserk if we used light while crossing.
Okay so here were our choices, walk on an easy safe path that lots of people have traveled before or face almost certain death crossing a bottomless expanse on a rope infested with poisonous snakes in total darkness to help some rude girl with a nasty attitude that we don’t even know! We knew the right thing to do. I hate to admit it, but Carter was braver than I was. He took some excess rope that was leftover where the bridge was tied off on our side and made a tether for me. If I slipped, he could keep me from falling. To my shame, I was more afraid that he would fall and pull me off the bridge. It was a harrowing experience, and you can read all about it in “Beyond the Dead Forest.”
It turns out that if we hadn’t taken the rope bridge we would have died for sure. The easy path most people took eventually came to a dark place that had a gradual slope. Before you realized it, you would fall into the pit. No one ever survived it. The rope bridge was the narrowest, most dangerous path I could ever imagine, but it was the only way to freedom.
When we finally got to the other side, we found that the girl did not need our help. She told us that we were being tested to see if we would risk our lives to help someone who was mean to us. If we were willing to do that and survived, then we would be on the right path.
I know, I shouldn’t be questioning if I should do the right thing over the easy thing. Doing the right thing always keeps us on the right path. Thanks for listening. Night all.
See, here’s the thing, I know better. I mentioned to you before in another blog about when Carter and I were in Dearth beyond Dead Forest, we traveled through this huge cave called the Forge of Providence. We had to accomplish certain tasks successfully in order to escape the caverns. At one point we were traveling on a wide, easy path on the ledge of a huge drop. We were doing just fine until we came to a two-rope-bridge, two ropes running parallel one above the other.
Even though there were many footprints leading past the ropes, Carter thought we should use the bridge to cross the expanse. I had no intention of crossing a bottomless expanse, so wide you couldn’t see the other side, on a rope. Carter tried to talk me into it saying, “It’s not that bad. We made a two-rope-bridge at summer camp. You stand on the bottom rope, hold onto the top rope, and sidestep across. It’s fun.”
If it hadn’t been for the girl calling for help from the other side of the gulf, I wouldn’t have done it. And that’s another thing; that girl was so rude to us. Can you imagine someone who needs your help insulting you in the same breath she asks for it? But even worse, she told us that we had to cross the rope bridge in total darkness. We couldn’t use our flashlights because of the rope snakes. Poisonous snakes roamed the ropes that would go berserk if we used light while crossing.
Okay so here were our choices, walk on an easy safe path that lots of people have traveled before or face almost certain death crossing a bottomless expanse on a rope infested with poisonous snakes in total darkness to help some rude girl with a nasty attitude that we don’t even know! We knew the right thing to do. I hate to admit it, but Carter was braver than I was. He took some excess rope that was leftover where the bridge was tied off on our side and made a tether for me. If I slipped, he could keep me from falling. To my shame, I was more afraid that he would fall and pull me off the bridge. It was a harrowing experience, and you can read all about it in “Beyond the Dead Forest.”
It turns out that if we hadn’t taken the rope bridge we would have died for sure. The easy path most people took eventually came to a dark place that had a gradual slope. Before you realized it, you would fall into the pit. No one ever survived it. The rope bridge was the narrowest, most dangerous path I could ever imagine, but it was the only way to freedom.
When we finally got to the other side, we found that the girl did not need our help. She told us that we were being tested to see if we would risk our lives to help someone who was mean to us. If we were willing to do that and survived, then we would be on the right path.
I know, I shouldn’t be questioning if I should do the right thing over the easy thing. Doing the right thing always keeps us on the right path. Thanks for listening. Night all.
Steve, thanks for refreshing my memory about Kat's personal experience in the Forge of Providence. I find your style of writing appealing along with your superb method of presenting a valuable lesson. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteKathy, I appreciate all your support. It is good to have friends that are so encouraging.
DeleteI remember that encounter. I'm not sure which would've been worse for me, being on a really thin rope bridge over a bottomless pit in the dark or having a poisonous snake slither over me. THat's just how life works sometimes. The right way isn't always pleasing.
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