Wrestling Bears

The man stood six foot tall and weighed a whopping two hundred and fifty two pounds. He was muscular and strong, and he looked like he could take the head off a giant should one approach. He made his way to the left side of a cage where a nine foot eight inch tall bear that weighed over seven hundred pounds was located, and his mission was to provoke the bear into a wrestling match. Within an instant the bear attacked the man, tore his muscular arms like strings, and tossed him around the ring like a cotton doll. With only a moment to spare in his life, the man jolted for the gate to the cage, ran outside and as he tended to his wounds wondered whatever possessed him to attempt such a ridiculous feat as wresting a bear.

Some problems are like wrestling bears. They're huge, monstrous, and ready to rip one to pieces should that one make entry their way. The question becomes, “Did the problem provoke you, or did you provoke the problem?” For example, If there is a huge problem in a relationship, was that relationship one that was unavoidable, or was there an opportunity to simply observe it from a distance? Certainly there is a cost to some engagements, but often that cost does not have to be paid.

Sometimes the best solution is to never enter into the cage with raging bears. By merely being an observer rather than a wrestler, a person avoids being ripped to shreds. It's safer, more comfortable, and the pain is avoided. By looking at the “Bears” with only a spectator's eyes, problems become like animals in a zoo. Certainly someone will be brave enough to face them, won't they? Isn't there someone else who is stronger? What ever would cause a person to desire to wrestle a bear anyway?

Consider this. With some bears, there is no cage, and the bears are on the loose. Now what?

Until tomorrow...Why Say More?