Here in the midwest United States it is now spring and yesterday
was the first really nice spring day. It was 65 degrees and a
beautiful blue sky. So I promised my daughters that we would go
fly kites. About 2 in the afternoon we headed out with our brand
new kites that my wife had purchased that morning and went to a
local park.
We had a lot of fun flying the kites and at one point I was
helping my daughter let out all the string on her kite so we
could fly it as high as possible. She asked what would happen
when we got to the end of the string, concerned that the string
would not be tied to the handle and the kite would fly away.
I realized at that point that there was a great lesson of success
I could teach my daughters at that very moment. So I explained to
them what kept the kite flying high.
The only thing that keeps the kite in the air is the string. The
sting provides tension on the kite which makes the kite fly
higher in the wind.
I then explained to them how life is the same way. We have
tension, conflict, and struggles in life, but that is what give
us the opportunity to soar higher. Most people just complain
about their problems and want them to all go away, but that is
like the string in the kite. Without the tension what happens??
Well since my daughter was so concerned about the kite flying
away I had to demonstrate to her what would happen if I just let
go of the string. So the kite was flying high and the pull on
the string was very strong. I explained to her that we were going
to let go of the string to see what would happen. I don't think
she believed what would happen.
As soon as I let go of the string the kite started to fall.
Because there was no tension on the kite it now just floated with
the wind and started falling. It fell to the ground within 100
yards of where we were. My daughter thought it would fly higher
and be lost if we let go but quite the opposite was true.
Flying a kite is just like life. Many people think their life
would be so much better if they didn't have any struggles, but
quite the opposite is true. Without the struggles and the
challenges in life we have nothing to overcome, nothing that
allows us to become stronger and to soar higher.
So stop right now and think about your struggles. Take a look at
them and STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT THEM. Figure out how you can use
these struggles to SOAR HIGHER. Use the tension of them to fly
higher and overcome and achieve bigger and better things.
So that is why I say Go Fly A Kite. There is a great lesson of
life in doing so!
Soar high in life by overcoming your struggles!
Ron
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