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Topic:
Upgrade Or Replace
In your home, you could have parts of your electrical wiring that
need to be replaced. In the early part of the last century, homes wired
for electricity were wired with what is called a knob and tube system.
Porcelain tubes and porcelain "knobs" were used in the home to
separate the two conductors used to bring electrical service into a
residence. Over the years, this two-wire system was replaced with a
safer three-wire system that contains a third bare copper ground wire to
prevent shocks and electrocution. When old homes are rewired, the new
and safer three-wire system is installed. To leave parts of your life in
disrepair when parts of your life need upgrading or replacing is
foolish. To not upgrade your skills when you need to do so is foolish.
To not replace parts of your knowledge base with new knowledge is
foolish. To not stretch yourself and grow beyond your present limits
because you refuse to replace your present thinking, knowledge, and
wisdom, holds you back in countless ways. Unfortunately, we live in a
throw-a-way world. Too many people are willing to throw away parts of
their lives and parts of themselves that need to be treasured. Although
we may think we need never upgrade anything in our life, we must
remember to upgrade everything that becomes obsolete. Changing what is
old and comfortable may be difficult, but change we must if we are to
grow beyond our present limits. Some potted plants that continually grow
will eventually have a root system too big for the pot. The potted plant
will either need to be put in a larger pot or the plant root system and
part of the plant will need to be trimmed back. "Painful" as
it might be for the plant, uprooting and repotting helps the plant in
the long term. Likewise, we may all need to uproot parts of our lives to
give ourselves a chance to grow.
These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites
called Wisdom Moment. This site is located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/wisdomminute
Shepherd's Care Ministries Main Site located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/ |
