Fly Away

This morning I was sitting in my car in the parking lot watching a bunch of birds splashing and sipping in a little run of rainwater. After a few moments, a car came through, and all the birds flew off. All but one, that is. One little bird stood stubbornly in the middle of a puddle, staring at the car. Almost looked as if he (or she) were leaning foward, to protect his little pool.
If you're anything like me, you're thinking, "Stupid bird." And, of course, you'd be right. That bird is not going to stop that car. The bird is not going to protect it's puddle by dying. And the water wouldn' t mean a thing to him dead. But he stubbornly stood his ground. Stupid. Yet we do the same thing. Throughout life there are going to be a lot of things that we don't want to let go of, even though we must for our own good. They may not even be bad things. Birds need water. But sometimes we need to learn to let go now, so that we can enjoy later. In your life--spiritual, physical, emotional, social, professional--don't be foolishly stubborn; learn when it's time to let go and fly away.