Sunday, October 21, 2007

Mama Burk

"Honorable men are all built the same," said Mama

"And you think I'm an honorable man?"

"Do you know when to walk away? Do you know when to not to take less than you deserve? If you do, then you're an honorable man," she said.


Are we honorable with ourselves? Do we know when to pack up our bags and leave? Sometimes what we want is so dear to us we can't let go.


But is what we can't let go of less than we deserve?


Elder Dallin H. Oaks said there are three kinds of situations in our lives: Good, Better, and Best. We will always be hammered with choices and the hardest ones are those that all seem to be worthy of our time. But, we must discern for ourselves what level they fall under in our lives. You may have something Good, but will you give that up for the Best?


"Eventually, whatever it is that was getting us high stops feeling good and starts to hurt," said Grey. "Still they say you don't kick the habit until you hit rock bottom. But how do you know you're there? Because no matter how badly a pain is hurting us, sometimes letting it go hurts even worse."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It's amazing how time seems to move slow in the tougher times of life. Is that for a reason? Is it because we need to sit back, and think about things while figuring out a solution? It's also easy to give up, and leave the past behind. All part of the path of life to choose.