A)A friend...
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A friend of ours had an antique rug loom on which it was possible to produce beautiful rugs. Once the warp had been strung and the pattern determined, the weaver could pass the shuttle back and forth, back and forth, and after long hours of effort would produce an excellent rug. My patience would hardly allow me to work so diligently for such a desirable end. It could take days to accomplish the task, and yet the shuttle may have been literally flying back and forth.
Job was lamenting his troubles, thinking of the treadmill he was on. Nothing was happening that could give him comfort at such a time. Life can be like that sometimes. Where did we get the idea that there would not be times of repetitions, monotony in living?
Nothing of value ever comes without some effort, oftentimes consuming effort which weighs heavily upon us.
When the rug is finished and removed from the loom, we know it was well worth the time and effort that made it possible. Life can be like that, too, but we must keep going to the very end.
- Yocom
A friend of ours had an antique rug loom on which it was possible to produce beautiful rugs. Once the warp had been strung and the pattern determined, the weaver could pass the shuttle back and forth, back and forth, and after long hours of effort would produce an excellent rug. My patience would hardly allow me to work so diligently for such a desirable end. It could take days to accomplish the task, and yet the shuttle may have been literally flying back and forth.
Job was lamenting his troubles, thinking of the treadmill he was on. Nothing was happening that could give him comfort at such a time. Life can be like that sometimes. Where did we get the idea that there would not be times of repetitions, monotony in living?
Nothing of value ever comes without some effort, oftentimes consuming effort which weighs heavily upon us.
When the rug is finished and removed from the loom, we know it was well worth the time and effort that made it possible. Life can be like that, too, but we must keep going to the very end.
- Yocom
