Why Safety Will Always Kill Your Dreams

July 13, 2012 1 Comment


Imagine.

A stone ledge, jutting out of a rock face above a dark bottomless canyon below.

Imagine being trapped on that ledge, peering over the edge, staring down into the violent eternal chasm.

What if there was no way off that concrete ledge, no way back, no way up, no way down. Of course only a fool would say that there was no way down, its just that falling from a great height is never a pleasant option.

We all have a ledge in life, a place of safety and comfort that we cling to; it’s a dream killer, a coffin lined with the finest silk.

The “ledge” is where we all begin, it’s what we know, it’s what we are certain of, and by and large it’s a faithless, cold, miserably boring place.

 

2012 Copyright Seven Sentences – Dream Killer

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  • Phil Rood

    To clumsily continue your ledge metaphor, I think there’s a point when you have to ask yourself “How did I get here”.  The ledge is a safe point in your journey and you have to remember that you didn’t make it that far by staying at your starting point, which was a safe place too.  Sometimes you do have to throw yourself off the ledge and trust that you’ll find another ledge, or tree, or giant mythical Thunderbird to catch you before you splatter.  Sometimes the only way to make progress is the leap of faith.

    But…

    If we’re being realistic, sometimes you do hit the bottom at full velocity and turn yourself into dust on impact.  Taking the leap doesn’t always work out.  Just remember that we’re talking about a metaphor here, and that jumping off a metaphorical ledge does not kill you in real life.  It just means you get another turn on the ledge, and that maybe you’ll look for a different solution this time.