The Electric Fence

Hello from my heart to yours....

 

Well... I know that I have written about the electric fence on my father's farm before... several times actually... and how it really didn't deter us from going into the field no matter how many times we got shocked... and I know that I have, also, said that because of our ability to choose to ignore the fear of a quick electrocution... (so long as we are moving forward in our lives to become better people)..that there is no electric fence that should keep us from realizing our dreams...   however, maybe I didn't tell you that sometimes... yes, sometimes... we have to know when to just say... "Darn the electric fence.." and move on... and away from it.

 

This comes from a Gary Larson poem entitled "Distant Hills" (and is recited by a Cow) it goes like this:

 

The distant hills call to me.
Their rolling waves seduce my heart.
Oh, how I want to graze in their lush valleys.
Oh, how I want to run down their green slopes.
Alas, I cannot.
Darn the electric fence!
Darn the electric fence!

 

I think we have to be able to discern whether the initial shock of the fence is worth the lush valley or the green slopes... we have to be able to refrain from things that really (when we way the pro's and con's of it) are not going to change our lives for the better... things that we call in Spanish "antojos" or whims....

 

It could be that we want a different position at work... or we want to move... or we want to go out with a certain group of people ... maybe that position you think is so wonderful requires much more of your time... or moving to a new home will cause an undue hardship on you and your family... or the people you think are so much fun really don't share in your values or beliefs... well, while we may want these things, they may not be good for us... hence, the electric fence.... those electric fences are sometimes placed there for a reason... to save us from something worse.... some type of heartache that we really shouldn't have to experience.... and while I am a big believer in that we have the "free will" to be able to choose whether or not to suffer the electrocution... if we can avoid it, well then... we should....

 

May you always be able to see the lush valleys in which you already live.. may you always be able to run down the green slopes... and if you come up to the electric fence... may you be able to stop and be still .. and think.. and meditate... and pray... drawing on the faith, hope and love in your heart... so that if it's just an "antojo" ..then, may you be able to say...

 

"Thank God for that electric fence..."  because yours is a lovely life and you are loved beyond measure and a cherished blessing to the world.

 

May your day be blessed with all things good.

With Love,

Elena