This clip certainly brought back a few memories from my youth. Wow, the things we experimented in the spirit of exploration or in respond to a dare. And of course you didn’t quit until you felt a surge of electricity. EEEEEYAAA!!
I heard a talk over the weekend where the analogy of a toddler learning to walk was used. The father of the toddler expected him to fall…and fall he did. Again and again and again. But the toddler kept getting back up and trying again and getting better. OF COURSE the father did not chastise the toddler for falling…he did not berate, belittle or criticize him in any way. Instead what did the father do…. encouraged, coached and cheered the toddler on.
It’s a great way to think about things in the adult context as well. People are always learning and learning always involves falling or failing to some degree or another. Or at least they should be.
There are so very many things I have never done before. And now the pace of life is moving quicker than ever and I am moving slower and I may not want to fail or fall…but I do…. a lot.
But the problem isn’t in my failing or falling…it’s in my fear and hesitancy of doing so. It’s been said that the person who isn’t failing much, isn’t trying much, learning much, living much or becoming much. To accelerate our growth rate we might consider accelerating our falling down rate….and getting back up rate. We need to not just experiment more….but have more fun as we experiment.
We don’t have to grab onto an electric fence to feel a surge of excitement as try something new… and heck bring friends to do the double dares and double the fun.
Kirk out
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