Monday, January 17, 2011

Many voices, many hands

A recent journal entry:

One million voices surround my ears, speaking wisdom and foolishness into my life. A thousand hands point in a thousand directions, instructing me which way to go. How do I discern which voices whisper the truth? And how do I ascertain which hands will lead me on the right paths?

Do I believe in one supreme truth? Do I believe there is only one correct path?

For each calling has taught me a lesson, for better or for worse. Each success and each mistake has led me toward a better version of myself. I might have wandered in many directions, but each step has led me to where I am, and for that I am grateful. Though I may run, though I may stumble, though I may win, though I may wander astray, still I walk, still I grow.

Perhaps this next voice will not provide the final answer. Perhaps this hand will not point to the top of the mountain. But still I walk, knowing that these steps will make me who I will eventually become.

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