Let’s be logical. When you take the
time out to buy a gift for a loved one, you make sure it’s special. You make
sure it fits their character…their personality. You’ve studied them, watched them
evolve and have figured out the perfect gift to present to them. You’ve saved money for this extra special
gift. You’ve made certain to keep it in appropriate conditions until the time
is right. You’ve kept it away from
people who would harm it, or even uncover its existence before the right time. After
all of this preparation, the only thing left to do is present it, in the right
sized box. Of course you always check
out the cheaper boxes…after all, the box isn’t as half as important as the
gift, right? All of the cheaper boxes
are either too small, or not strong enough to hold this special gift. Up until
now, cheaper boxes have always been the “go to” route…everyone in your family uses
the cheaper boxes. So you follow the trend, and purchase the cheaper box.
You find contentment in the money you saved, and hurry home
to complete the last step of gifting.
You go to that secret place that has hidden your special gift, carefully
pull it out, and place it in the traditional, cheap box. The box, though wide
enough to hold the bottom surface of this special gift, is not big enough to
actually contain it. This is so odd,
considering that every other gift has fit perfectly in the cheaper boxes; your
mom’s gifts…your dad’s gifts… every gift, a sure fit. But now..your special
gift, cannot rely on the measurements of what sustained gifts from the
past. Your special gift cannot rely on
the height nor width of the traditional boxes to protect it or cover it. No matter how you position this gift, it will
not fit. You move it to the left…try for the right…you even opt to lay it down
inside the traditional box, but nevertheless, the gift just won’t fit. You
notice the special gift laying there..the grooves in the exterior, the polished
ends…. in a box that wasn’t even created to hold such a gift. This gift is
extravagant..this gift is special, and has now been placed in nothing more than
processed paper.
Let’s leave logic. So many of us, hold home dear to our
hearts. Home should be sacred…it should be a place where one can be human and
imperfect and still receive love. But the truth is, for a lot of people, your
gift…your dream.. cannot fit into the traditional circumference of home. And as
awkward as it may feel, you can’t keep stuffing your gigantic gift into a cheap
traditional box, just because it was sufficient space for everyone else in your
family. Sometimes, your gift is just too
big for tradition, and truth be told, a move…a different space…..a different
setting… at some point, is going to be necessary if you want to protect your
gift.
Unfortunately, home can be the very crime scene, where your
gift is murdered. And discouragement and doubt often come from the mouths of
family and friends. Analyze your gift and your surroundings….is the atmosphere
conducive…is it beneficial to your gift? Can you grow? Or have you grown stagnant because the ‘box’ is
ill equipped to hold you? Sometimes you gotta leave home, and the guilt that
comes with growth won’t kill you. You know for yourself, that you are gifted,
just as well as you know …that in order to grow, sometimes you gotta go. You
have to bid home, aka the comfort zone, farewell; the very life of your dream
is depending on it.
Ejspeaks
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