The ship is at sea, and there he stands. No land is in site, and for anyone to jump overboard would be foolish at best and more than any man could handle. Yet, he is forced to walk the plank. Daunting swords and angry men poke and prod him as he moves forward and looks toward the briny waters below. The plank is his only safety, and as he walks, the plank gets shorter and shorter. With every step he knows that his fate is imminent, and soon he will have no other choice than to leap. Finally, he nears the end and begs those poking him for mercy, grace, love, kindness and any other compassionate trait he can think of, however, they push on. The plank's end is near, and although he tries with all his might to avoid it...
Isn't it interesting how focused one can be on a very simple plank when the right circumstances arrive? The focus of balance, carefulness, attentiveness and full attention are given when self-preservation are in play. There is no problem at all in convincing someone to give their fullest attention to a plank whenever their own lives are at stake, However, what about when a person is observing the wrongs in others? Is there still the same attentiveness to the plank when spotting wrongs in others? For example, one wise person said it this way, “And why do you look at the speck of dust that is in thy brother's eye, but you do not consider the plank that is in your own eye”. Another person said, “It is so easy to spot the wrongs that are in others because the spirit of those wrongs are within oneself.” Whether these statements are believed or not doesn't take away from the fact that people tend to look at others wood chips or planks more than their own.
Perhaps the next time someone does something that seems so off, so wrong, so despicable, the first step should be to take a look down at the monstrous beam that is below or even within the eye socket before too much judgment is made and the person is made to walk the plank?
Until tomorrow...Why Say More?
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